as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
the conservative wing of the party
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as in flies
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 wings
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
As a non-technical founder, AI has given you wings.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Serve these saucy wings a la carte or with sides of your choosing.
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Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Hundreds of images show her embracing members of the public, friends, family, spreading her arms as wide as wings to enfold her sons.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Dozens of butterflies, likely variable checkerspots with hints of yellow and red on their wings, fluttered all around.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Jagged chrome details glitter like precious metals, while cat-eye polishes shimmer under black butterfly wings.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
But there was a whole lot of Buffalo wings and Miller Lite and no natural wine.
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Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
No one is waiting in the wings to establish a burn unit or to train the state’s doctors.
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Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
As the wings become more intense, sliding up the Scoville scale, so does the topic of conversation.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
As a non-technical founder, AI has given you wings.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Serve these saucy wings a la carte or with sides of your choosing.
—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Hundreds of images show her embracing members of the public, friends, family, spreading her arms as wide as wings to enfold her sons.
—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Dozens of butterflies, likely variable checkerspots with hints of yellow and red on their wings, fluttered all around.
—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Jagged chrome details glitter like precious metals, while cat-eye polishes shimmer under black butterfly wings.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
But there was a whole lot of Buffalo wings and Miller Lite and no natural wine.
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Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
No one is waiting in the wings to establish a burn unit or to train the state’s doctors.
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Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
This news soon wings its way to Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), the magazine’s publisher, who hires her to be Runway’s features editor.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wings
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Ultranationalist factions, once allied with Britain’s Euroskeptics, have come to the fore across the Continent.
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Two competing measures designed to cap hospital executives’ pay and limit healthcare union political activities won’t appear on voters’ ballots in November after the rival factions reached a deal to remove them.
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Here, a quilt flies over the spacious skies of Utah’s Dead Horse Point State Park (an area threatened by drilling permits approved by the US Bureau of Land Management) bearing Wes Gordon’s Georgia, Ashlynn Park’s Arkansas, and Sergio Hudson’s South Carolina, among others.
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The Lions are not typically a team that flies counter to recognizing social justice causes.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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But Newsom disagreed, and the opposing sides of the measure failed to reach a compromise ahead of the Thursday deadline to withdrawal a measure.
Verb
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The population hovers at just over 200.
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Building on a recurring motif of witches, Woods has Emily and Sylvia lift off during a thunderstorm, soaring above the city skyline in a sequence that hovers between dream and fantasy.
Noun
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Fu declined to comment by phone, and CBS News Atlanta had not received responses from the remaining parties by the time of publication.
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The body then glides over the top of the windshield and starts flipping through the air over the roof.
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Directed by Child and filmed in Whack’s hometown of Philadelphia, the song’s black-and-white visuals transform familiar city streets into a monochrome maze where Whack glides through scenes with the oozing confidence of someone ready to reclaim her narrative.
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The ball was flying out of the park early and often, as the two teams combined for five total homers in the contest.
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The lopsided defeat spoke loudly to those who believe that tourney’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams was folly.
Verb
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Star of the Seas still sails out of Port Canaveral, housing guests on what is tied for the title of world’s largest cruise ship.
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As the ship sails the Antarctic Peninsula, passengers go on excursions, such as taking a Zodiac or kayaking, to view wildlife and immerse themselves in nature.
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“Wings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wings. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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