Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicoptering
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Just the same, the Chiefs still have some stuff going for them that no one else in the NFL does — all orbiting around the mind-meld between one of the greatest offensive minds in league history and one of its most special talents.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Limited inventory during the pandemic homebuying frenzy, when mortgage rates as low as 2-3 percent sparked a nationwide surge in demand, led to home prices rocketing by more than 40 percent between 2019 and 2022, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The books promote the shows, and vice versa; a hit series can send tankobon rocketing up the best-seller lists, making the artist, and Shueisha, large sums of money.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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And Bryce Harper made a play on a bunt, darting into the infield and throwing the ball to Alec Bohm at third for a force-out to keep runners on first and second.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Weeks of driving around the Central Valley, darting between muddy fields not unlike the very birds they were hired to monitor, has reinforced to Carr and Stallworth how much available habitat remains.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The BirdWeather devices automatically register bird calls and use them to identify the species, mostly to let bird fans know what's flitting through their yards.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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Stop flitting around and stop straddling strategies by making the plan that becomes your default.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Other polls show the California governor catapulting to the top of the list of would-be 2028 contenders.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
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What has the reception been like for you, catapulting this side of your personal life into the public eye?—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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After the initial outcry, Sanders continued jetting himself around the country.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Swift recorded the album on her days off during the Eras Tour, jetting back and forth to Sweden between shows.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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From November to March, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve transforms into a vibrant, fluttering kingdom.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the summer winds down and days begin growing shorter, there's no better time to curl up with a good book—and this September, the shelves are stacked with fresh stories worth diving into.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Now, critics say, Southwest risks diving back into the same controversy.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Helicoptering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicoptering. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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