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Recent Examples of flyboy
The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
There’s also Lewis Pullman, the Top Gun: Maverick supporting flyboy that shows up here as Lieutenant Thomas Keefer, Maryk’s best friend and the possible real inciter of rebellion here.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022
This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars.
—Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
There’s also Lewis Pullman, the Top Gun: Maverick supporting flyboy that shows up here as Lieutenant Thomas Keefer, Maryk’s best friend and the possible real inciter of rebellion here.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022
This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars.
—Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyboy
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Salesforce and ServiceNow have both cited AI copilot features driving sales productivity metrics—more pipeline per rep, faster deal cycles, higher contract values—that show up in revenue per employee metrics.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Morales had been rescued by Brothers to the Rescue four years earlier while attempting to cross the straits on a makeshift raft and later joined the group as a copilot.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The lawsuit was filed by Nicole Biffle, the ex-wife of Greg Biffle, on behalf of their daughter, Emma, against the estate of the pilot, Dennis Dutton, and her ex-husband on May 13 in Iredell County Superior Court.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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The jet released the unpowered spaceplane, and its two pilots steered Unity to a runway landing at Spaceport America.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The fighter jet was flown by a Royal Navy F-35B test pilot from the UK’s Air & Space Warfare Center.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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On this flight, test pilot Matt Diamond in the left seat beside me is not controlling the airplane at all.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Instead of anything too clingy or tailored, opt for a more bohemian-style approach with flowy wrap dresses, retro aviator shades, and faux leather sandals that can tackle Paris’ cobblestone streets but still look sleek enough for a beach club in Cannes or Saint-Tropez.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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Thousands of family and friends crowded the pier for the roughly 3,500 sailors still on board, after the aviators who flew the planes attached to the carrier, flew off earlier in the week.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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The game opens with a salvage mission gone awry where a fresh-faced British airman named James Bond survives a crash-landing behind enemy lines.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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Those killed in the March 12 crash include three active-duty airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing based in Tampa, Florida, and three National Guard airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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