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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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In May, the Zephyr achieved a new record, maintaining 67 days of flight in the stratosphere.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
If jamming a head of state’s flight is possible, so is disrupting a humanitarian airlift, a naval convoy, or a swarm of autonomous drones.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
By December, the airline will have 113 daily departures from the Broward airport, the most ever, the carrier said in a statement, serving 46 airports with non-stop flights.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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The meeting with Valencia is Barca’s fourth in the defense of its Spanish top flight crown, which is thus far defined by two wins and a 1-1 draw last time out to Rayo Vallecano.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In May, the Zephyr achieved a new record, maintaining 67 days of flight in the stratosphere.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
If jamming a head of state’s flight is possible, so is disrupting a humanitarian airlift, a naval convoy, or a swarm of autonomous drones.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
By December, the airline will have 113 daily departures from the Broward airport, the most ever, the carrier said in a statement, serving 46 airports with non-stop flights.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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