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as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group the conservative wing of the party

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verb

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
Noun
Combos include a pizza with sliders, wings, queso dip or a whole extra pizza. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025 The Knicks still need size on the wing, and Wright isn’t the answer to that problem. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The rest of her glam was her usual thing: smudgy eyeliner winged out. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 12 Dec. 2024 On or just before Friday, a Russian surveillance drone winged unimpeded over Aviatorskoe-Dnipro air base near the city of Dnipro, 50 miles from the front line in eastern Ukraine. David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wing 
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Noun
  • Now, both warring political factions spin the narrative surrounding tragedies to suit their agendas.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Scott Peterson/Getty Images/The Christian Science Monitor Yet as different factions begin to shape the country’s post-Assad future, the past screams out for justice.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Loloi x Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines Banks Collection Area Rug Best Amazon Beauty Deals These beauty staples are flying off of virtual shelves.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The senator added that, despite the complexity of flying around Washington, DC, this seems to have started as a routine situation.
    Pete Muntean, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The phone’s left side has a slot for SIM cards and microSD cards, while the right side holds the power and volume buttons.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
  • With all that, all sides have long admitted that there had been extensive discussions with WBTV and Wells with the Crichton estate over putting together an ER sequel of sorts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Lionsgate has several festivities planed including special events, anniversary screenings, new experiences, and new collectible merchandise, culminating in the release of Ballerina: From the World of John Wick next year on June 6.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Events make our bookstore fun, and midnight release parties are our favorites!
    American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Buffalo Chicken Dip No football party is complete without buffalo chicken dip.
    Christine Byrne, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • India’s benchmark stock indexes the Nifty 50 and Sensex are hovering at more than seven-month lows, firmly in correction territory since their September high.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The percentage of voters with an unfavorable view of the Republican Party hovered around 60% in 2017, with a peak of 67% in August, according to Quinnipiac.
    Erin Doherty, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The fourth film in the Jurassic World series follows a team of scientists and others whose main objective is to acquire genetic samples from three of the largest dinosaurs in the sea, on land and in the air.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Wins at Kentucky and against Michigan on a neutral floor in New York give them key points most other bubble teams don't have, and the SEC schedule gives them ample opportunities to get into the conversation.
    Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • From dancing and gliding across ice to powering through deep snow and even executing leaps and flips, this mid-sized quadruped on wheels proves its unmatched adaptability to various terrains.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The monastery is also home to pink-robe-wearing novice monks, who train at Taung Kalat, and yetis, or hermit monks, who glide in their peaked caps in quiet contemplation across the precariously balanced complex.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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