Thesaurus results for WINGED

winged

verb

past tense of wing

as in flew

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 winged Realizing that late-night sketches would no longer be appreciated, Colbert and team winged it — no rundowns, no scripts. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026 When food runs out or things get overcrowded in a location, winged females are born and fly off to other plants. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 May 2026 To complement her classically chic ensemble, Apple wore her hair straight and parted in the middle (reminiscent of her mom's signature style) along with smoky, winged liner and a rosy lipstick shade. —

Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 It is thought that the Greek myth could be a retelling of an older Babylonian tale, in which the hero Gilgamesh slayed a colossal dog-headed, winged serpent known as a Mush-dragon. —

Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for winged

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By contrast, before the onset of the conflict, the prices more consistently hovered around $67 to $71 per barrel.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 June 2026
The threat of Powell hitting that threshold — 3,490 feet in elevation — has hovered above federal water managers for months as the reservoir has continued to drop to record-low levels.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 June 2026