as in donations
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 fairings
The concept draws inspiration from traditional trucking, where bolt-on fairings and side skirts have long been used to cut fuel burn.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
The huge amounts of space junk in orbit, ranging from nuts and bolts to rocket fairings and dead satellites, pose a serious hazard to satellites and the International Space Station, which has to regularly take evasive action to dodge space shrapnel, much of which is moving faster than a bullet.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Boeing’s uncrewed spacecraft fits in normal rocket fairings, or nosecones, and has flown five times on United Launch Alliance Atlas V rockets, once on SpaceX Falcon 9 and once on Falcon Heavy.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
The prototype that Sarcos demonstrated had all of the functionality of the version that will ship in January, but latter models will include plastic fairings over the suit as well as quick-change end-effectors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2019
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
The huge amounts of space junk in orbit, ranging from nuts and bolts to rocket fairings and dead satellites, pose a serious hazard to satellites and the International Space Station, which has to regularly take evasive action to dodge space shrapnel, much of which is moving faster than a bullet.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Boeing’s uncrewed spacecraft fits in normal rocket fairings, or nosecones, and has flown five times on United Launch Alliance Atlas V rockets, once on SpaceX Falcon 9 and once on Falcon Heavy.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
The prototype that Sarcos demonstrated had all of the functionality of the version that will ship in January, but latter models will include plastic fairings over the suit as well as quick-change end-effectors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairings
Noun
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The White House did not release the size of the donations for all 37 listed.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Federal investigation reveals wide criminal net Browse the website of Chen’s Prince Group, and the company’s public image is one of charitable endeavors, business accolades and awards for corporate social responsibility initiatives, large donations to anti-Covid efforts, and education programs.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bringing you gifts, whether toys or prey, shows affection and a desire to share.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Along with the launch of Neiman Marcus’ 2025 fantasy gifts curation, the retailer debuted its holiday campaign.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During the award presentations on Tuesday, stories about each honoree were shared by Jon Stewart, the late-night talk show host, comedian and longtime first-responder advocate.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society, which took place October 21-25 in Orlando, included education sessions and presentations about women’s health, perimenopause and menopause.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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Per the synopsis, A PAW Patrol Christmas sees PAW Patrol member Rubble looking forward to Santa bringing him a new laser drill, but finding that Santa has come down with a cold and can’t deliver any presents.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Neiman Marcus unveiled its 2025 Fantasy Gifts collection — an exclusive assortment of luxury designer presents — at the event last night.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Romanian bistro paired with Michigan offerings set to open Friday in Former Framebar on John R in Hazel Park.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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There will be a costume contest starting at midnight in Room7, exclusive drink offerings and a chance to win $2000 in cash and prizes.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Fairings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairings. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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