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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
Skyler Caruso, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
We are flung, then, into a kind of giddy temporal maelstrom, in which geography is the only constant.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The creator of the FX on Hulu show shared in an interview with the New York Post that she's heard from several of her late friend Molly Kochan's former flings since the miniseries premiered on April 4 this year.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
Soot from wildfires and silicate dust, flung high by the collisional energy, may have created a planet-cooling blanket.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
We are flung, then, into a kind of giddy temporal maelstrom, in which geography is the only constant.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fling
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Amidst Texas’s fiercest heat-wave on the eve of Ramadan fasting, three young Muslims reluctantly plunge into a crime spree to save their community, confronting the gritty underworld of Houston and their own struggle for power.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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With this Republican trifecta in place comes the opportunity to pass a reconciliation bill that not only extends the Trump tax cuts but also addresses the economic fallout from the Biden administration’s reckless regulatory and spending spree.—
Stewart Whitson,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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Automakers could be compensated for previous tariff payments as Trump attempts to pull back on fierce tariffs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But many of those attempts are facing legal challenges that have delayed or reversed firings.—
John Kelly, Nancy Cordes,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Save for outlier performances such as what Cleveland’s Ty Jerome did to the Heat in Sunday night’s Game 1 romp and what Davion Mitchell has done in his blaze of glory the past few weeks for the Heat, the reality is that of the top seven players in this series, the Heat might only have two.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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The league may be a Liverpool romp, but a Champions League spot is in Forest’s grasp.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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On the fourth try, the bird may have found something.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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After poor weather forced ULA to scrub a launch attempt on April 9, the company will have to wait nearly three weeks for another try to launch an Atlas V rocket with Amazon's first full-up load of 27 Kuiper broadband satellites, Ars reports.—
Abigail Bassett,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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The one-night affair is being presented in partnership with the Black Promoters Collective.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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For decades, laws have intentionally limited military involvement in civilian affairs to prevent the militarization of policing and protect constitutional rights.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An unkindness of ravens, a parliament of owls, an exaltation of larks!—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Then there are Big Brother alums Danielle and Britney, with the former holding a grudge against the latter for a betrayal that occurred on a mini-season lark called Big Brother: Reindeer Games.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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After another short-handed rush led by Eichel on the Wild’s second stab at a five-forward look, the coaches swapped Spurgeon for Hartman on the top unit for good.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Phillips told police that Valentine went out to buy cigarettes and came back with a stab wound.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The pair, who are reportedly collaborating on a project, have been spotted together in London on several occasions over the past few months, fueling rumors of a potential romance.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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The film’s costume designer, a renowned Japanese art director and designer, had an otherworldly ability to tell stories of horror, romance, and violence through wardrobe alone.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 May 2025
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“Fling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fling. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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