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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicoptering
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For a generation of millennial founders and the professionals orbiting them, the most consequential business development of the year is happening nowhere near an office, a conference badge, or a LinkedIn message.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been probing for atmospheres around other rocky worlds orbiting red dwarfs, such as those in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
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Four years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has proved remarkably resilient, shouldering sanctions, rocketing inflation, and depleted fiscal reserves.
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The vehicle that slammed into Susan Cameron’s car in September 2024 had been rocketing through a business district in Lenexa at more than 125 mph just before the crash, prosecutors said.
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Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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But then two attackers made darting runs to the near post, causing chaos in the Uzbekistan defence, the ball squirted through and eventually went in via a combination of Nematov and Abdukodir Khusanov.
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Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
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The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
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In his sixth and widely expected final World Cup, Argentinian Lionel Messi has scored six times already, including a hat trick in his opening game, catapulting the 39-year-old past Miroslav Klose’s 2014 record of 16 World Cup goals.
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Cronin coached the Ducks for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, catapulting their total in the standings 21 points year-over-year, the biggest improvement in the Western Conference.
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My schedule as a travel writer involves year-round trips, jetting off from my home base in Paris to cover a hotel opening in Croatia or Madrid.
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The Joyward Jumbo Beach Tote is a $20 floral tote bag from CVS that is spacious enough to hold all of your essentials this summer, whether you’re headed to the beach, jetting off on vacation, or carting your computer to a local coffee shop to log some hours of work.
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But Curls Ultra aren’t solely interested in resurrecting the mysticism of the past or indulging in the parties of the present, the occasional fluttering flute solo or boisterous sax line notwithstanding.
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Red, black and gold flags are flying from car bonnets and fluttering on balconies, especially on matchdays.
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Disney is diving into a series adaptation of the 2006 mermaid movie Aquamarine.
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Greenspan was on a flight when the Dow was diving by 508 points.
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“Helicoptering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicoptering. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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