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Recent Examples of paragliding
Interlaken, Switzerland, was designed for adventure, with skydiving, paragliding, and rafting, and more.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
Under China’s national paragliding regulations, pilots are required to have a valid license issued by the Aero Sports Federation of China, and a flight plan must be approved before any activity.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 29 May 2025
And for a hint of adventure, opportunities for scuba diving, paragliding, hiking, and sailing provide the ideal dose of adrenaline.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
International espionage, government coverups and paragliding action scenes — Ad Vitam has got it all.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
Under China’s national paragliding regulations, pilots are required to have a valid license issued by the Aero Sports Federation of China, and a flight plan must be approved before any activity.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 29 May 2025
And for a hint of adventure, opportunities for scuba diving, paragliding, hiking, and sailing provide the ideal dose of adrenaline.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
International espionage, government coverups and paragliding action scenes — Ad Vitam has got it all.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paragliding
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Five-foot-10 and 170 pounds in his prime, Rondell was known for his daring diving, gymnastic and hang-gliding skills.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Aug. 2025
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His latest endeavor was leading and organizing 174 skydivers in an attempt to break a world record for head-down formation skydiving.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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His skydiving lineage started with his grandfather, who was in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Her history, our ballooning interest in her more overtly sensual work, and the very contours of her face have all been fodder for intensifying debate.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Originally approved by voters in 2008 with a $10 billion bond, the project has since been plagued by delays, ballooning costs, and limited construction progress.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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While the concept of autonomous soaring has been studied before, applying it to long-distance drone flights could transform aviation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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That's bad news for Arizonans hoping to catch a sight of the spacecraft soaring overheard, but those willing to make a trip to the launch site in the neighboring state will still be treated to an incredible view of the Falcon 9 blasting off from the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Paragliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paragliding. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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