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
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
As a member of the Grizzlies, Houston wing Dillon Brooks unleashed a flagrant foul that broke Gary Payton II’s elbow during Golden State’s championship run in 2022.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, a Russian Orlan drone winged 80 miles behind the front line in eastern Ukraine and took up station over the Cherkas’ke, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There’s so many things where the Bravo audience is honestly taking me under their wing so much.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
As a member of the Grizzlies, Houston wing Dillon Brooks unleashed a flagrant foul that broke Gary Payton II’s elbow during Golden State’s championship run in 2022.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Aries winged his way back to the local marketplace and reunited the kids with their greatly relieved mother.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, a Russian Orlan drone winged 80 miles behind the front line in eastern Ukraine and took up station over the Cherkas’ke, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wing
Noun
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Intra-party factions remain at odds with the fundamental budget framework that directs committees to start their work.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Still, the game’s factions feel a bit cartoonish at times.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Conerly and several family members flew from Seattle to the other Washington.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Chicago nearly tied it when Edgar Quero flew out to deep right field on a ball Lawrence Butler caught right in front of the wall.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That’s on the softer side for Marvel adventures, which regularly generate at least $100 million to start.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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Some collect bootleg recordings, rare mementos, or obscure B sides.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Although planed and sanded to prevent splinters, the barnwood has a natural, untreated appearance for a casual wood kitchen cabinet color and finish.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2024
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Yet even as the party showcases a solidly deep bench of experience 2028 contenders, there is a nagging narrative, mostly in media circles, that Democrats should mimic the GOP by eloping with a non-traditional candidate with a massive entertainment or social media footprint.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Download our party props sheet to have some fun with with friends and family throughout the Derby festivities.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Uncertainty still hovers over Bryce Huff, a splash signing in 2024.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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From a terminal far out of harm’s way, drone pilots could hover in the sky for hours, soaking up surveillance information, building a case for precisely whom to bomb and when to do it.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Just three months before the kickoff of Combs' trial, attorney Anthony Ricco withdrew from the rapper's legal team on Feb. 21.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In addition to designer Vize, The design team also includes lighting design by James Farncombe, sound design by Dan Balfour, video design by Jack Phelan, physicality by Michela Meazza, and costume design by Natalie Pryce.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The stick itself also glides onto the skin very easily without slipping or getting caught in drier or harder-to-reach areas of the face.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fifteen speakers lurk behind acoustic fabric; nine sit directly behind a woven French Screen Research surface that lets full-range frequencies glide through untouched.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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