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flying

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noun

as in flight
travel through the air by the use of wings had never had the slightest fear of flying

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flying

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verb

present participle of fly
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as in working
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 flying
Adjective
Our fact-check sources Chaos Factory (YouTube), Sept. 1, 2023, BREAKING: UFO's seen over South Florida today being followed by military attack helicopters Business Insider, Feb. 12, 2023, The US has shot down 3 suspicious flying objects in 3 days. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 Wonder plant and insect camera Bird Buddy is moving on to smaller flying creatures of the outdoors. Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
UFOs are short for unidentified flying objects, which the government now refers to as unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Redditors took to the comment section to share their reactions, along with their own flying experiences. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Sacramento City Councilmember Lisa Kaplan shared photos and a statement on X following the aftermath from above while flying with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 What To Know Schleswig-Holstein's interior minster, Sabine Sütterlin-Waack, confirmed that drones were seen flying above the coastal state just south of Denmark overnight into Friday, September 26, and that the incident is under investigation for potential sabotage or espionage. Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flying
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flying
Adjective
  • These alternatives can often provide a richer, less rushed experience than a whirlwind day trip to Paris.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Dolphins had two delay-of-game penalties and a rushed play during their unsuccessful final two drives against New England.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An end to the fighting is expected to lead to rapid increases in the supply of food and other basic needs.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Over and over, the department has used the threat of pulling federal funding to force compliance with new directives and rapid shifts in policy.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Without data centers, flights would be grounded (pilots could not get weather info and flight plans would not be available), communication would become rudimentary, payments would stop processing (welcome back, bartering) — even 911, which goes through an online system, would shut down.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The president of the European Commission highlighted that in just the last two weeks, Russian drones and warplanes have violated the airspace of six European nations, scrambling jets, grounding commercial flights and posing a direct threat to EU citizens.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Crude is down 11% this year, with some analysts expecting prices, currently hovering above $60 a barrel, to dip into the low $50s as oversupply builds.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Safe havens surge While stocks are hovering near record highs, a surge in gold and silver prices is signaling lingering concern about political and economic uncertainty.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • According to the police report, Gibson acknowledged that his dogs were responsible and admitted there had been ongoing issues with them escaping the property.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Groves had eluded capture for nearly five months after fleeing the New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That man, Jermain Hall, has since been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and aggravated fleeing a stop or detention.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Satellite imagery and field surveys show entire farming communities disappearing because their groundwater sources failed.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, 200 kilometers away in the Syrian desert, a Bedouin family shares their daily life with Danielle, an intimate archive of a disappearing world.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • All federal employees who are not paid during the shutdown, whether they were furloughed or remained working, are entitled by law to back pay once the shutdown ends.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Too many working families are being priced out of their own neighborhoods.
    Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025

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