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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 That leaves Koch as the only Artemis II crew member on an active astronaut roster, but Glover and Wiseman, as emeritus flyers, aren't out of the agency entirely. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026 On every street corner were heartbreaking handmade flyers on poles asking if anyone had seen a member of someone’s family who had failed to respond to calls and never came home from work. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Last year, the Department of Homeland Security, which was formed after the attacks, said flyers can leave their shoes on at airports, a major change for travelers going through regular security. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 And the pre-screen allows fliers to not have to remove belts, shoes or unload laptops and compliant liquids from luggage. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026 If approved, non-flyers using Gateside by TSA PreCheck can head to the TSA PreCheck lanes at airport security and show valid ID. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Place livestock in a barn under fans (as mosquitoes are not strong flyers) and pets inside the home during peak mosquito activity from dusk to dawn. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Flash would rewire a street light to provide power for his turntables and speakers, and local kids—usually girls—passed out fliers and served as impromptu publicity teams. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 One Discord user posted a threat to hand out hundreds of fliers at the store’s physical Sonny Angel launch event later that morning, falsely claiming that owners supported ICE to discourage would-be shoppers. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fliers
  1. ventures
  2. pilots
  3. gambles
  4. aviators
  5. chances
  6. enterprises
  7. speculations
  8. throws
Noun
  • The letter points to specific statements from Larry Ellison, and Oracle executives, describing their surveillance and artificial-intelligence technological ventures and their positive relationship with Israel.
    — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Other robotaxi providers, like WeRide and Baidu, are also pushing abroad with new ventures in Southeast Asia and Europe.
    — Anjali Tsui, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ventures
Noun
  • There’s Tanner, the middle of three boys who lives in his hometown and pilots a plane for the family business that sprays pesticides on crops.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At least five people died and five were injured, though the victims’ location during the crash and the condition of the pilots rescued from the cockpit still isn’t clear.
    — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of pilots
Noun
  • Congress has a role to play, too, by balancing the censuring of officials whose risks don’t pay off with awards for those who take heroic gambles for the right reasons.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But getting to this point required one of the Civil War’s most famous naval gambles.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gambles
Noun
  • At least two former pilots have said 21 Air did not give their aviators enough time to rest in between flights, violating takeoff-speed protocols and retaliating against anyone who brought safety issues to light.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, Leon Kauffer and Emile Souter were both demobilized French aviators in their early 20s, and well out of their depth.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of aviators
Noun
  • Manchester City’s back-to-the-walls defensive display in their 1-0 victory in the Manchester derby on Sunday presented the former, while Manchester United’s inability to create chances against 10 men embodied the latter.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Because there is a correlation between the price of Brent crude futures and Polymarket’s rating of the Democratic Party’s chances, according to Deutsche Bank.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of chances
Noun
  • Most large enterprises already have endpoint protection, identity security, firewalls and security operations platforms.
    — Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The dispute reflects growing demand from enterprises for greater control over proprietary data.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of enterprises
Noun
  • Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculations
Noun
  • Brett Kates threw for 213 yards and a touchdown for Richland last week with Benjamin Sanders catching six throws for 114 yards.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Lee’s Summit High product kept the team on track with some impressive throws, passing for 187 yards and a touchdown with 16 completions in 22 attempts.
    — PJ Green September 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of throws

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“Fliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fliers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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