fliers

noun

variants also flyers
plural of flier
1
as in ventures
a risky undertaking willing to take a flier on the bold, new venture

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2
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 The news state workers need to know Employees at CDPH — specifically within the Office of AIDS — started noticing flyers were being taken down in break rooms and bulletin boards in the following months, according to the filing. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026 The image of bloodthirsty nocturnal flyers beating their leathery wings has been a constant in popular culture ever since. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Nov. 2026 Elsewhere in the first-class cabin, fliers can dine while facing their travel buddy via a large table, which doubles as a workspace with a wireless charging pad and USB-C ports. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026 For frequent fliers, an annual baseline membership starts at $1,250 and goes up to $4,850. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026 Voters are asked not to wear campaign clothes or accessories or to carry campaign flyers into or within 100 feet of a polling place, but are allowed to bring a voter information guide or pamphlet. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 The Jerry Trimble school offers everything from demo flights for first-time flyers to advanced training. — Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 If state Senate and House candidates are not on the ballot in various districts, an entire army of volunteers and supporters will not be knocking on doors and handing out fliers for those local candidates and other Republicans on the ballot. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 There are also ephemera like posters, budgets, song lyrics, book covers, event flyers and elementary school report cards. — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fliers
  1. ventures
  2. pilots
  3. gambles
  4. aviators
  5. chances
  6. enterprises
  7. speculations
  8. throws
Noun
  • Many are navigating partnerships, content opportunities, business ventures and NIL deals at a young age.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Several progressive Democrats want to put off the vote until the new Congress convenes in January, giving them time to rewrite provisions favoring renewables projects over fossil fuel ventures.
    — Bob Woods, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ventures
Noun
  • Just as importantly, pilots should understand how their specific aircraft behaves when navigation or communication systems fail.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Some of those late-night pilots are now starting to sell well overseas.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of pilots
Noun
  • In this anything-goes betting culture, are there untapped gambles to be made in other realms?
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • While the human might try big gambles to come back from a significant deficit, Ataraxos would work its way back into the game slowly and methodically.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gambles
Noun
  • These ancient aviators included the microraptorines, a group of small, carnivorous dinosaurs that sported long feathers along each of their limbs.
    — Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • As Earth faces an overwhelming alien threat, these young aviators are thrown into relentless combat that tests their loyalty, courage and faith in one another.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of aviators
Noun
  • Its presence in the environment increases the chances that people will be exposed, and potentially catch it, officials have said.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The plot’s exposure damaged Democrat Mary Peltola, knocking her off-message, and now threatens her party’s chances of winning control of the Senate.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of chances
Noun
  • Adaggra said growth was driven by demand from large enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, as businesses invest in hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure, network connectivity and access to digital infrastructure.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Many enterprises are delegating decision making and execution authority to software, subject to explicit boundaries and oversight.
    — Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of enterprises
Noun
  • The account reportedly had one follower which was Tatum, further fueling speculations.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculations
Noun
  • Manning began the game efficiently, completing 10 of his first 12 passes on quick throws, play-action, run-pass options and screens.
    — PJ Green November 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Osborne was harried, sacked three times, and was perhaps pressured into some bad throws by Belichick’s schemes.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of throws

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“Fliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fliers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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