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also flyers
1
as in ventures
a risky undertaking
willing to take a flier on the bold, new venture
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as in pilots
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
a hot-air balloon flier
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Recent Examples of fliers
Flight attendants, while still dressed appropriately and serving drinks and food to fliers, are also frontline employees during aviation incidents, ushering passengers out on slides or handling other emergency situations.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
AltaMed doctors and medical professionals traded stethoscopes for fliers advertising voting sites and canvassed neighborhoods in Santa Ana ahead of the June 2 primary on Tuesday to connect with residents who had been diagnosed as low-propensity or inconsistent voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Last month, Mullin said that officials may stop processing international fliers through border patrol at some of the largest airports in the United States if sanctuary cities did not comply.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 May 2026
And Kareem Kaddah really contributed materially to the West Coast flyers.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
When asked what can be done to prevent the gatherings from happening again, especially since this isn't the first teen takeover in Hyde Park, Yancy says social media accounts should be held accountable so the flyers can't float around on different platforms.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Their prey includes pigeons, ducks, shorebirds and starlings — fast, agile fliers that are capable of making sudden evasive turns.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
In the past, particularly bad fliers could spend the entirety of the attraction being berated by the character of Ohnaka.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Following the shootdown, three of the four fliers’ families sued the Cuban government.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
AltaMed doctors and medical professionals traded stethoscopes for fliers advertising voting sites and canvassed neighborhoods in Santa Ana ahead of the June 2 primary on Tuesday to connect with residents who had been diagnosed as low-propensity or inconsistent voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Last month, Mullin said that officials may stop processing international fliers through border patrol at some of the largest airports in the United States if sanctuary cities did not comply.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 May 2026
And Kareem Kaddah really contributed materially to the West Coast flyers.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
When asked what can be done to prevent the gatherings from happening again, especially since this isn't the first teen takeover in Hyde Park, Yancy says social media accounts should be held accountable so the flyers can't float around on different platforms.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Their prey includes pigeons, ducks, shorebirds and starlings — fast, agile fliers that are capable of making sudden evasive turns.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
In the past, particularly bad fliers could spend the entirety of the attraction being berated by the character of Ohnaka.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Following the shootdown, three of the four fliers’ families sued the Cuban government.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fliers
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Mercury — now in Cancer and your eighth house of joint ventures and psychological motivations — will clash with Saturn, which could trigger serious conversations around dating, children or even financial entanglements.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Restrictions on presidents themselves are not expected to impact ventures like the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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The Chinese government did not issue any public notices for pilots to avoid the rocket’s flight path, as is customary for space launches around the world.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Some 14,000 employees were thrown out of work, including 3,000 pilots, 5,500 flight attendants, and 5,500 ground maintenance employees.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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For the first four games, the extensive gambles taken by the front office — not just this season but for years — seemed to be paying off in a surprising 3-1 road trip.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Most of his big gambles, on things such as the MGM studio and library, which led to the creation of the Turner Classic Movies channel, paid off handsomely.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Thousands of family and friends crowded the pier for the roughly 3,500 sailors still on board, after the aviators who flew the planes attached to the carrier, flew off earlier in the week.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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These blackouts occur when intense X-ray and ultraviolet radiation from solar flares ionize Earth's upper atmosphere, interfering with high-frequency radio signals used by aviators, mariners and amateur radio operators.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Climate change, from the burning of coal, oil and gas, increased the intensity of Canada's 2023 fire season by at least 50% and doubled the chances of the drier, hotter weather conditions that were needed for the fire, a 2023 study found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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On a press call Wednesday night, USDA officials stressed that the screwworm was not a threat to the food supply and that the chances of large-scale infestation were tiny.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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Ikeda added that the demand for high-quality observability and security platforms like Datadog will increase as enterprises transition to the cloud and AI, making everything more complex.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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At the same time, open-weight and lower-cost competitors have compressed pricing so aggressively that capabilities once reserved for the largest enterprises are now deployable at mass scale.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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And even King Charles and Queen Camilla are faced with these speculations.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
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While some had theories, including speculations of the site serving as an Underground Railroad route, researchers found little evidence to back those ideas up.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Rooms vary in size and color palette but all offer soft rugs, silk throws, a neutral but warm color scheme with accent colors like purple, floral bouquets, and large beds just asking to be jumped on.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Maye’s worst throws came early.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
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“Fliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fliers. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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