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as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
most families spend Labor Day weekend having one last summer fling
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as in affaire
a brief romantic relationship
an ill-advised fling with a coworker
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it
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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
he flung away the used matchstick flinging off dirty clothes
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Recent Examples of fling
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Spring flings are in and passions are running hot—especially on May 22, when amorous Venus makes a lucky trine to feisty Mars in your relationship zone.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Brett Tingley, Space.com, 5 June 2025
With Adam Henrique on the doorstep, DeSmith made a dramatic and downright balletic move to stop him — flinging his left arm behind him for balance and furiously stabbing the right side of the crease with his right pad.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Noun
In the other, a school friend of Maggie’s, Charlotte, who once had a fling with the Italian prince, ends up marrying Maggie’s father.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Spring flings are in and passions are running hot—especially on May 22, when amorous Venus makes a lucky trine to feisty Mars in your relationship zone.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
These explosions also differed from tidal disruption events (TDEs), which are massive releases of energy that occur when extreme gravitational forces around black holes rip stars apart, flinging much of their mass outward into space.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 5 June 2025
With Adam Henrique on the doorstep, DeSmith made a dramatic and downright balletic move to stop him — flinging his left arm behind him for balance and furiously stabbing the right side of the crease with his right pad.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fling
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That’s after the European Central Bank confirmed the yellow metal had overtaken the euro on the back of feverish buying sprees that have pushed its price to record highs over the last 12 months.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The suspect – a 21-year-old Austrian male who had previously attended the school but not graduated – used two weapons, a shotgun and a pistol, to carry out the killing spree, before fatally shooting himself in a bathroom, authorities said at the news conference.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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And yet, our research and conversations with executives show that instead of encouraging these efforts, some managers actively undermine employees’ attempts at cross-silo collaboration.—
ESMT Berlin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Violence against public officials has been increasing in recent years, including the two recent assassination attempts in 2024 against President Donald Trump.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
16 June 2025
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An over-the-top romp with horror, sci-fi, and comedy elements, Wild Zero stars the Japanese rock trio Guitar Wolf as themselves, heroically leaping into action to help a fan when the dead start attacking.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Reuters reported that the incidents happened in the hours after Florida’s Game 6 romp over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday to secure its second straight Stanley Cup.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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For a lighter, fresher take, give this Pizza Salad a try.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2025
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Devers eventually agreed to be the DH but then played a game of punitive gotcha with management by refusing to grab a glove and give first base a try after Triston Casas ruptured his left patellar tendon and was lost for the season.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The city’s immigrant affairs office is currently a lean two-person team, with Aragon and a language access coordinator.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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Trump's comments follow a string of legal wins for Harvard's leaders, who vowed in April to fight back against what many onlookers in higher education have described as unprecedented interference by the federal government in a campus's affairs.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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My family ventured into the city one night and on a lark, stopped into the MFA.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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But the leader of the free world picked up himself when the pair called on a lark days later, delivering on an impromptu interview the White House had previously cancelled.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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He was discovered lying face down on his bed covered in a blanket with trauma and what appeared to be a stab wound to his back, police source said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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All four were University of Idaho students, and all four suffered multiple stab wounds from a large knife, according to authorities.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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What Will Happen in Love Island USA 2025? Love Island USA 2025 will follow the same format as previous seasons, with singles traveling to Fiji for a summer of romance and a chance at finding their one true love.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Everybody wants to do that with a drama, with the romance, whatever.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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“Fling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fling. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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