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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicoptering
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This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth trip for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026 -
In its time orbiting Earth, Hubble has shaped our understanding of the universe by observing the atmospheric composition of planets around other stars and even discovering dark energy – a mysterious force that causes the universe to expand.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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But as the film shows, MySpace had a rocketing rise and DeWolfe noted people like Perry, Kid Rock and Christina Aguilera coming into the office, and appearing on shows with Charlie Rose and Barbara Walters.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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For the fourth time in his last five games, Suzuki went deep, rocketing a solo home run off Roki Sasaki in the second inning to give the Cubs the lead.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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From corners, Bromley pack the six-yard box, with multiple players darting towards its centre.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The hungry sharks surrounded Barley in the clips, leaping out of the water and quickly darting around his Sea-Doo.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The report said the ultra wealthy are more mobile than ever, buying homes around the world and flitting from city to city more frequently.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Although the Marshallese players were mostly stone-faced, their eyes—briefly flitting over to the crowd and the many cameras that followed them onto the field—belied both their excitement and anxiety at the gravity of the moment.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Apr. 2026
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Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Musk also has sketched out a futuristic vision of building AI data centers on the moon with the help of the company’s Optimus robots and catapulting them into space.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Peak sandal season is almost upon us — and will come even sooner for those jetting off on tropical spring break getaways.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Their boneless design also enables unique movement — from crawling along the ocean floor to jetting through water by expelling it rapidly from their bodies.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Kick your legs in small up-and-down fluttering motions while keeping your lower back flat and abs tight throughout.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene hours after the fire first erupted showed ash fluttering through the air and burned paper in the yards of homes across the street from the warehouse.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the bottom of the frame, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar made a scrambling, diving stop on Sal Stewart’s grounder behind second base, then Tovar nailed Matt McClain at the plate for the final out of the inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Video from inside the event showed attendees diving under tables and taking cover as panic spread throughout the room.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Helicoptering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicoptering. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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