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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyboys
Noun
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The two Canadian pilots who died in Sunday's runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York were young, ambitious men at the start of their careers who each had pursued their yearslong dream of flying.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Jeannette Gagnier, the great aunt of one of the pilots, identified him as Antoine Forest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Texas’ first Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day was recognized on Thursday at the State Veterans Home named in honor of the first African-American military aviators.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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The association said the deaths of the two young aviators have shaken up the industry.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of more than 900 African-American military pilots and airmen who flew combat aircraft in World War II.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Three airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing were among six crew members killed on March 12 when their KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Flyboys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboys. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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