as in to fly
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter
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Recent Examples of wing
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
To demonstrate their material, the NUAA researchers built prototype wing sections.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
In February, Queen Camilla showed off a more elaborate bumblebee brooch adorned with gems and winged detailing during her visit to the Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Exeter, England.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Acknowledging that the debt-forgiveness fairy isn’t flittering in the wings on graduation day calls for careful assessment of college plans, dreams, and reality.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
To demonstrate their material, the NUAA researchers built prototype wing sections.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
The zoomed camera angle gives a better look at her crystal-encrusted, winged accessory.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
In February, Queen Camilla showed off a more elaborate bumblebee brooch adorned with gems and winged detailing during her visit to the Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Exeter, England.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wing
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Inzunza Noriega is accused of being one of three top leaders of the Beltrán Leyva organization, which prosecutors say is a violent faction of the Sinaloa cartel.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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To stay in power, however, the new ruling faction will need to prevent other factions from gaining power.—
Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This result shows the particles do not have a single location while flying through the apparatus.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Peppa and her friends may not be flying around in super suits, traveling through an enchanted world, or saving the neighborhood from a greedy mayor, but their everyday adventures are just as relevant.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2026
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From the left side of the neutral zone, Pastrnak tossed an area pass down the right wing that Zadorov chased down.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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In a statement provided by Amy Cooper, executive assistant to the superintendent and special projects, the district said it is disappointed the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement after more than a year of negotiations.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, a man planed to propose to his girlfriend during a romantic gondola ride in Las Vegas, with passersby stopping to watch and record the sweet moment.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Magellano’s Dual Mode Hull, a signature feature that has been on the vessels since the series started, is a semi-planing hull with a vertical bow.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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Regardless of which party is calling for the impeachment of judges, the outcome is unlikely to result in a conviction by the Senate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Labor strikes are not allowed, the leadership has control over the courts and media, and last but not least, opposition to the party is not allowed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Chicago's waste diversion rate – the amount of garbage being recycled instead of dumped in landfills – hovers around 10%.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Gross margins hover around 62%, while operating margins climbed to nearly 54% over the past quarter—a solid increase of 500 basis points from a year earlier.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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By matching those physiological signals with what was happening behaviorally, the team could begin identifying the subtle shifts that happen as a child moves from calm toward distress and then back to calm.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The research team published its findings in Nature Communications and plans further preclinical testing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Covering the early 20th century through the present, gliding back and forth between eras with the deftest touch, the film views the living as merely the latest iteration of a fragile species that has been constantly struggling against unseen forces that drag it down, generation after generation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Grab a crab cocktail, whirl around on the vintage carousel, or set sail on a scenic bay cruise beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, gliding past the city’s iconic skyline.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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