1
as in to hover
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly
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2
as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
you must fly to safety immediately
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3
as in to travel
to proceed or move quickly
flew down the concourse to catch his flight
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as in to flee
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police
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as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us
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as in to pass
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers
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Recent Examples of fly
Dhani Joseph, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The loss of the Orlando route continues the challenges of flying to the East Coast without a layover for Boise-area travelers.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
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But maybe more importantly, the Angels are giving him room to make mistakes and learn on the fly.
—Dhani Joseph, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Noun
Trump, who was scheduled to depart the White House early Tuesday to fly to the Netherlands for the NATO summit, was livid.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The loss of the Orlando route continues the challenges of flying to the East Coast without a layover for Boise-area travelers.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
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Verb
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Overnight temperatures are forecast to be hovering near 80 degrees.—
Daniel Manzo,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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Oil prices need to hover around $65 a barrel for energy producers to profitably drill new wells, according to another Dallas Fed survey.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2025
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Police on Friday captured one of the New Orleans parish inmates who escaped six weeks ago in a jailbreak Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called the worst in recent state history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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In such places, summer becomes a never-ending fantasy, a pleasure dome that characters cannot escape.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Trump was supposed to travel to his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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Located within the downtown area, anchor your stay by parking your car (free of charge) and traveling on foot to explore shops, the farmers market, and restaurants.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Simmons is then accused of carjacking a vehicle from someone who was at the medical facility and fleeing the scene.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Rising gang violence then led thousands of ordinary Salvadorans to flee to the United States.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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While the boldest headlines tell how people are literally snatched off the streets, are being disappeared to foreign prisons, news that often receives less attention reveals that our civil liberties are also being snatched up, one by one.—
Michael Pfleger,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The man formerly known as Robert Prevost has somewhat disappeared ...—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
29 June 2025
Verb
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The Atlantic storms list for 2025, for instance, specifies that Andrea and Barry are next in line, the same names of storms that last passed through the Atlantic in 2019.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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Vance joined the holdouts for another round of talks that cleared the way for the motion to pass.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Waves of newcomers showing up to canvass events has become a trend, especially in recent weeks, according to his team.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Candidates have a five-day window to file election challenges in court after the state canvass.—
Sasha Hupka,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Nov. 2024
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Our ruling The Republican Party of Juneau County claimed on Facebook that planes full of unvetted refugees were being accepted to the Milwaukee and Madison airports.—
Sophie Carson,
Journal Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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All this culminates in a debut album, Addison, that planes down contemporary pop influences into an ooze of familiarity, faintly evoking innovations in underground and alternative music without stepping out of its playlist-friendly lane.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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“Fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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