flew

past tense of fly
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as in worked
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flew
Verb
  • A couple of lanky students from the Tandon School of Engineering hovered by the shelf, considering a box of disco balls up top.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As for most of the tournament, Sinner’s first-serve percentage hovered around 50, and Auger-Aliassime took the initiative with flashing forehands and the bravery to go after his shots in baseline rallies.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two 12-year-old girls escaped the fire.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Families escaped to calm waters for canoeing, hiking, and long afternoons spent idling on the shore.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The vehicle that Routh had fled in — the black Nissan Xterra — also bore a license plate that was not registered to the car, according to the court filing.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Twelve days after Smith fled, authorities received a call that two men had been shot while on a hunting trip near Kiana.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mere knick-knacks, which have all disappeared with the vicissitudes of years.
    Adam Verner September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As Zamora came closer to the object within 150 years, the object lifted off with a roar and disappeared.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There were quite a few troubling snaps to Young, and that’s a tough look for a pair that have worked together at their positions in each of the past two summer.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With a garland of white flowers in front of him, a lone rower kneeling in a wooden canoe glided toward the DuSable Bridge docks.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Wearing a green track jacket and pearls, Billie Jean King glided out from behind the bar.
    Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The district attorney’s office said McNulty had traveled to or lived in the Philippines, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gerson believes the gangs have retreated.
    Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Runner-up Sabalenka, meanwhile, retreated to another area, smashed her racket until the frame buckled and sat with her back against the wall, next to the scratch marks left on the floor.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Flew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flew. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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