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noun

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plural of wing

as in factions

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wing

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

Noun

These migratory aerial acrobats need a lot of energy to beat their tiny wings so fast. —

Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 Her head is destroyed, the rear body is destroyed, the wings are gone, the legs are broken. —

Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 Its wings span 66 feet, and the aircraft is 56 feet long and 11 feet high. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 Pull wings out of bags and place on grill. —

CBS News, 28 May 2026 The architecture is inspired by the manta ray, with the main pavilion shaped to follow the curve of its wings. —

Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The Capitals have drafted a lot of wingers of late, but with the way the draft has played out, there’s a gap between the top available wings and the next-best centers and D for me here. —

Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Six rotor rows handle vertical thrust during takeoff and landing, while the wings generate lift in cruise. —

Omar Kardoudi may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2026 The menu is broad and easy to please, with options like shrimp tacos, wings, and classic comfort food. —

Abby Price, Southern Living, 27 May 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. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026

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Sensing this once-great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders, and billionaire miners — move in for the kill, with billions of dollars at stake.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took office four years ago with a reputation as a coalition builder — someone capable of bringing competing factions together to achieve a common goal.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026