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skydiving

noun

Definition of skydiving

as in ballooning

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Recent Examples of skydiving Horrigan said skydiving is considered a safe sport, with a low accident rate relative to the number of jumps. — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 23 Aug. 2026 The two first met when Missroon was Walsh's tandem skydiving instructor. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 When the day arrived, Page, 26, thought the pair were simply doing the skydiving outing as a fun experience. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Skydive Kansas City had planned eight skydiving flights out of Butler Memorial Airport that day, the NTSB said. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skydiving

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Critics have raised concerns over the ballooning price tag for taxpayers, along with transportation, parking and environmental challenges expected to be exacerbated by the project.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
The litany of grievances underlines the scale of the challenge facing France, which is already grappling with a slow growth and ballooning debt.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of ballooning

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Denise's first introduction to viewers was on WJZ's 'Evening Magazine' where she was known as 'Daring Denise' tackling sports from hang-gliding to scuba.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Visitors especially enjoy paragliding and hang-gliding in the area, as well as canoeing and hiking all around the Valley.

— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 July 2026

Definition of gliding

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Hutzler started training to fly the contraption — also known as powered paragliding — in 2021 in Florida and later became an instructor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Sailing through the Drake Passage is like being on a mountain bike and joining in with a herd of stampeding bison, or like paragliding between Alpine peaks in the middle of the wildest storm.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of paragliding

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His tariffs and, in particular, go-it-alone war with Iran stoked inflation and sent the cost of gas, diesel, groceries and fertilizer soaring.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Renting their computing power to customers including Anthropic has sent revenue soaring and helped SpaceX post its first profit as a public company.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of soaring

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Overall, the threats have caused minimal disruption to aviation, according to the European air traffic authority.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Within the European Union, the European Commission is involved in aviation security policy and coordination between member states.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

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