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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
Noun
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Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The pilot and copilot who died in the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in 34 years were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At least one pilot in the area confirmed the troubled plane’s locator emergency device had emitted a distress signal.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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What the researchers have found so far The initial pilot was small, including only six bulldogs.—
Taneia Surles,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Noun
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This was a great test pilot mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nagel, an Air Force test pilot, served as a NASA astronaut from 1979 to 1995.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather was a naval aviator, and his uncle served in the Navy as well.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two airmen, including Cyr, were not recovered, and he was listed as missing in action.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboy. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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