highfliers

variants or highflyers
plural of highflier

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of highfliers The movie starts on high, with rapturous views of the Manhattan skyline and David King (Denzel Washington), one of the city’s highfliers, pacing on the balcony of his penthouse on the Brooklyn waterfront. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highfliers
Noun
  • But there’s also powerhouses in this league.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The latest advances in multimodal AI are turning voice assistants from novelties into productivity powerhouses.
    Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The demand remains constant, and in 2025, AI tools have revolutionized how side hustlers meet it.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some people are self-starters, while others require very clear guidelines and goals.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Highfliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highfliers. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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