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
  • Just over 10 laps later, that gap extended to five seconds when Verstappen locked up, and the lead hovered around six seconds with 10 laps to go.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Whether that proves to be a reset for Taylor or a different sort of false start than the ones that have hovered over him remains to be seen.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So the manager went back to Whitlock for a second inning of work in the eighth and Whitlock nearly escaped before running out of steam.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Staff said the python likely escaped its home and asked for help finding the snake’s owner.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fatima Yousufi, a former player for the Afghanistan national soccer team who fled to Australia, said her family had been trying to reach her aunt, a single mom who relies on money sent from abroad to feed her four children.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The film was inspired by and is dedicated to director Maryam Touzani’s grandmother, part of the large Spanish community in Tangier that had fled the Franco regime and settled in the Northern Moroccan city in the 1930s.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The aviator disappeared on July 2, 1937 while attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Whatever small bit of hope the Twins had coming out of the All-Star break at 47-49 disappeared almost immediately.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody worked harder in practice, and that became contagious to his teammates.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Kindt worked with Gorinson through several companies, including Boom!
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yohannes delivered a long ball from Lyonnes’ half that Chawinga glided onto, catching Earps off her line and lifting it past the English goalkeeper to find the back of the net.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere, Mariacarla Boscono glided through in Gucci, Donatella Versace traded words with Grigor Dimitrov, and a sea of Bottega Veneta clutches dotted the crowd.
    Sofia Viganò, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The coffee shop has become a go-to for far east side Detroiters who have long traveled to neighboring Grosse Pointe for a nearby caffeine fix.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Laura Hern’s mom even traveled to Kentucky from out of state to check on her daughter, court filings state, but Tyler Hern didn’t open the door.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since the auto industry has retreated, Flint has been marred by poverty and violence.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But previous Daniel Jones models would have withered after such an ugly start and retreated to an all-checkdown menu for the rest of the game.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Flew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flew. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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