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Recent Examples of flyboy
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.
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Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
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
So with all that, why the optimism now for Tom Cruise’s flyboy movie?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
Enter a cocky 60-year-old flyboy and his rag-tag team of young fighter pilots.
—Frank Pallotta, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022
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Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
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
So with all that, why the optimism now for Tom Cruise’s flyboy movie?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
Enter a cocky 60-year-old flyboy and his rag-tag team of young fighter pilots.
—Frank Pallotta, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyboy
Noun
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Neither has Grayson’s copilot, an auburn-haired young woman with a long ponytail and guarded expression.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Also often referred to as enterprise research agents, vertical copilots or reasoning AI, these systems are deployed by connecting to internal platforms like CRM and transportation management system (TMS) tools, then tuned to specific use cases like request for quote prep or carrier research.—
Albert Lie,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here are the numbers by city: Royal Oak Royal Oak started a six-month pilot program on July 1.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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One real-world example is Toronto’s Peak Drive pilot.—
Carlos Georgescu,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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He was later accepted and became a combat fighter pilot and qualified for the test pilot program at Edwards AFB.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Lovell had served as a naval air test pilot when he was first selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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The airline will also downgrade 140 pilots from captain to first officer, according to a note to aviators from the Air Line Pilots Association, their union.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
28 July 2025
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More than 380 aviators died in training to fly the aircraft, and even more died flying it in combat.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Hundreds of people welcomed the airmen, including the new father, with cheers.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
8 July 2025
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One of us is a Navy airman turned university president.—
Walter Carter,
Time,
21 June 2025
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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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