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
Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
At the Laredo detention center, the men and women were held in separate wings.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
There's no one with significant recent closing experience waiting in the wings to replace him, either.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Decades later, when pollution let up, their wings lightened again.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
For messing up, Martha clips Gabriel’s wings, forcing him to live life as a human, with a new casual wardrobe to match and a taste for fast food.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
In simulations and test flights, the drone’s lift curve slope was more than double that of conventional straight wings.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Waiting in the wings is Husan Longstreet, one of the nation’s top prep quarterbacks last fall.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Brunch here means shrimp and grits, wings and waffles, and decadent cakes that live up to the bakery’s fun-loving name.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
At the Laredo detention center, the men and women were held in separate wings.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
There's no one with significant recent closing experience waiting in the wings to replace him, either.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Decades later, when pollution let up, their wings lightened again.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
For messing up, Martha clips Gabriel’s wings, forcing him to live life as a human, with a new casual wardrobe to match and a taste for fast food.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
In simulations and test flights, the drone’s lift curve slope was more than double that of conventional straight wings.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Waiting in the wings is Husan Longstreet, one of the nation’s top prep quarterbacks last fall.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wings
Noun
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Arafat led the Fatah movement and was the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a sometimes unwieldy umbrella group of various Palestinian factions, ranging from outright Marxist to avowedly Islamist and everything in between.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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All six passengers and crew onboard the Family Boat, which flies the Portuguese flag, were reported safe and unharmed.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even in the Midwest, Nebraska flies blissfully under the radar of most tourists' radars.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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When both sides are trying to produce something that creates value for the audience, the end result will go a long way in building your personal brand.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How do members of political parties feel about political violence?—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Contemporaneous evidence that the parties intended a loan and treated it as such is persuasive in court and practical with IRS auditors.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Support for universal background checks usually hovers around 90 percent in public opinion polls.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Officially, the prison can hold just over a thousand inmates, though its population often hovers well below that.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fourth-and-8 isn’t really a great spot to risk a turnover on downs, but with kickoff touchbacks placing teams at the 35-yard line, a turnover at the 39-yard line isn’t particularly damning by comparison.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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TeamSmile is a nonprofit organization that brings oral health professionals together with professional sports teams to help deliver oral health procedures to underserved children.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Akerman turns the youths’ judgmental sociology into a romantic rhapsody with a shot that glides forward, from a wide view of Michèle and Paul submerged in a crowd to a tight double closeup of the two kissing.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Curie’s clean deodorant nourishes and protects the skin with a moisturizing, non-greasy formula that glides on smoothly without residue or irritation.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Business coalitions like Brands for Public Lands, of which Patagonia is one of more than 125 members, are rallying our respective communities to speak out.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Through community engagement, bold decision-making, and navigating political resistance, Williams advanced an ambitious vision driven by diverse coalitions across business, government, and nonprofit sectors.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Wings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wings. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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