variants also flyer
1
as in chance
a risky undertaking willing to take a flier on the bold, new venture

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2
as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft a hot-air balloon flier

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Recent Examples of flier The October call was placed before any missing-person fliers about Wade had made it to Alaska, according to Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Camilla Warrick. Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025 Teachers remind families of their rights The Chicago Teachers Union started handing out flyers this week during school drop-off to remind parents and students of their legal rights in preparation for any National Guard deployment. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 News of the tour first surfaced on Reddit, after fans spotted flyers around several of the cities where the band will play. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 This is a coordinated action to drop banners and signs from highway overpass bridges across the state while many travel the roads for the long weekend, according to an event flyer. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flier
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Noun
  • As of Thursday, the NHC was monitoring a disturbance in the Atlantic with an 80 percent chance of cyclone formation over the next seven days.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Paul suggested the drug boat’s occupants should have been given a chance to be tried for their crimes.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The city of Naperville will extend its Food Scrap Composting and Clothing and Textile Recycling programs after the success of the pilot programs.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Several of them are former flight attendants or pilots for the carrier.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More than 3,000 locations and an $8 billion deal to sell a majority stake to Blackstone later, the teenage gamble paid off big time.
    Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Research suggests that habitual lottery players – especially those with low incomes – see the gamble as an investment rather than a form of entertainment.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Further elevating her practice, Jacobs belongs to a small club of artist/aviators including Doug Wheeler and James Turrell, whose experiences of flying small aircraft have opened an inimitable perspective on atmosphere and the aesthetics of the sublime.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Classic aviator Broughton reported that there are other classics still driving the conversation.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Los Angeles' left fielder walked, then went to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and scored when the catcher's throw to third went over the head of the third baseman.
    Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Where to stay A stone’s throw from the Tiber and just outside Villa Borghese is the Piazza del Popolon neighborhood’s art deco Hôtel Locarno, which opened in 1920.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Unsurprisingly, David Sacks, a venture capitalist serving as the White House’s crypto and AI czar, is expected to be at the event.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • A lot of the chummy discussion involved Malone and the other execs reminiscing about their past deals and ventures.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Flier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flier. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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