flight path

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Recent Examples of flight path Move Feeders And Bird Baths Is your patio on the flight path to a bird feeder? Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2025 The launch was delayed Monday, June 9 for the third time as mission operators continue to plan around inclement weather forecasted along the Dragon's flight path. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 June 2025 According to the online site Flight Aware, which tracks flight paths, the plane landed at Lajes Air Base International Airport more than five hours after departing Madrid. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 July 2025 They can also be released at any point during the drone’s flight path, allowing for more flexible targeting. Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight path
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flight path
Noun
  • But the vehicle suffered propulsion failures and lost control before the upper stage completed its engine burn to propel the rocket on a trajectory carrying it halfway around the world to splash down in the Indian Ocean.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Most launches from Vandenberg fly at a south or southeast trajectory.
    Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Elyse Levesque is best known as an actor for her recurring role in CW’s The Originals, her starring role as Daisy Channing on Shoot The Messenger, and a recurring guest arc on the final season of BBC America’s award-winning series, Orphan Black.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Critics like me might grouse on the sidelines about a film's narrative arc or a documentary's missing moments.
    Eric Deggans, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.
    Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
  • For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Gaza lives and traces for the rest of us paths to survival.
    Nima Hasan August 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Getting a song played and embraced by the dancers and the audiences was another way for Black artists to break through when traditional avenues and paths weren’t accessible to them.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers who study trends and pathways to radicalization suggest social media and the internet have played a significant role in all stages of a person's exposure to extremism.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Whether working with the military community to transition service members and military spouses into cybersecurity roles or partnering with regional governments to bring analytics education into public institutions, the mission remains the same: to create equitable pathways into high-demand careers.
    Jay Garcia, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That track has been rising on charts globally for weeks, bringing with it a number of the band’s other classics and even several full-lengths.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • On the track, Ford qualified for state in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best 10.89 seconds.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Stassi will look to fight her way onto the podium in New Orleans.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Alma slowly finds her way back to herself – and to music.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight%20path. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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