as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
business takes him to all corners of the globe, but he never fails to bring back fairings for the family back in London
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Recent Examples of fairing
The vertical launch horizontal landing spaceplane will be mated to a launch vehicle and will not be encapsulated in the launch vehicle fairings.
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Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
After the launch, the two landers, a payload fairing, and the upper stage were all tracked following their separation.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Everything, from the fairing to even the smallest components, is made from carbon.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
The 46-foot (14-meter) fairing made its way via barge and truck to Rocket Lab's facilities at MARS, after departing from the company's California test facility in December.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Future New Glenn flights will also feature a reusable payload fairing that can be recovered after being jettisoned in the upper atmosphere, a cost-saving step that SpaceX adopted years ago for Falcon 9 launches.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
The upper stage carrying the payload fairing will continue in space, helping to send the ESCAPADE satellites to Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The Vulcan and Atlas V use similar composite payload fairings, both made by Beyond Gravity, the space division of the Swiss company RUAG.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
After the launch, the two landers, a payload fairing, and the upper stage were all tracked following their separation.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Everything, from the fairing to even the smallest components, is made from carbon.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
The 46-foot (14-meter) fairing made its way via barge and truck to Rocket Lab's facilities at MARS, after departing from the company's California test facility in December.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Future New Glenn flights will also feature a reusable payload fairing that can be recovered after being jettisoned in the upper atmosphere, a cost-saving step that SpaceX adopted years ago for Falcon 9 launches.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
The upper stage carrying the payload fairing will continue in space, helping to send the ESCAPADE satellites to Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The Vulcan and Atlas V use similar composite payload fairings, both made by Beyond Gravity, the space division of the Swiss company RUAG.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairing
Noun
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Bethenny fully customized a Ford Bronco for her daughter's birthday gift, decking it out in a custom light-pink wrap.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Kramer’s use of gift deeds to acquire property in the county also drew scrutiny.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The Bee reviewed Vang’s local filings dating back to her initial election in 2020, which showed that her campaign donated $9,000 between 2023 and 2025 to Sacramento nonprofit Gifts To Share, which allows people to earmark donations to the Heart and Hustle Scholarship via its website.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Their donations to elect like-minded officials has led to a rapid growth of states with new or expanded voucher plans, including Texas and New Hampshire.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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To jumpstart the week of sessions and forums centered around technology and design, Apple will host a keynote presentation, announcing the latest software and products coming to users.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Still, presentation decks and valuation models are broadly accepted as a necessary learning tool.—
Meg Short,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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And there has been no mention of the card that accompanies these presents.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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These microscopic spaces could potentially provide locations where hydrogen delivered by solar wind interacts with oxygen present in lunar minerals.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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“Fairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairing. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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