as in flying
travel through the air by the use of wings
for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Recent Examples of flight
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Douglas is the second-largest hub for American, which accounts for about 90% of all flights out of the airport.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The pilot of flight 5155 reported one flight attendant had injured her knee in the collision, the air traffic control audio said.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Arsenal’s Nicolas Jover, Chelsea’s Bernardo Cueva, Tottenham Hotspur’s Andreas Georgson and Aston Villa’s Austin MacPhee are some of the higher-profile names in such roles across the top flight.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, nonstop seasonal flights to and from Orlando and New York’s John.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Douglas is the second-largest hub for American, which accounts for about 90% of all flights out of the airport.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The pilot of flight 5155 reported one flight attendant had injured her knee in the collision, the air traffic control audio said.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Arsenal’s Nicolas Jover, Chelsea’s Bernardo Cueva, Tottenham Hotspur’s Andreas Georgson and Aston Villa’s Austin MacPhee are some of the higher-profile names in such roles across the top flight.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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