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
Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Tickets for the nonstop flight went on sale Thursday evening in the United app or at United.com.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025
When his flight home was delayed, Pool asked a colleague to cover his shift at the camp.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Additionally, LaGuardia Airport was seeing delays of up to three hours, with the FAA implementing a Traffic Management Program for incoming flights.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Yet Lyon were not going to fall out of the top flight without a fight.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Tickets for the nonstop flight went on sale Thursday evening in the United app or at United.com.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025
When his flight home was delayed, Pool asked a colleague to cover his shift at the camp.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Additionally, LaGuardia Airport was seeing delays of up to three hours, with the FAA implementing a Traffic Management Program for incoming flights.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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