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
Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
The soap will make their wings too heavy to fly.
—Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
Frozen raw chicken and frozen chicken wings were improperly thawing.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The two wings of Musk’s sprawling tech empire could merge ahead of a plan to take SpaceX public later this year, according to Reuters, which cited an anonymous source and recent company filings.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Pair them with Clique’s signature lollipop chicken wings or wagyu beef and Ibérico pork meatballs, topped with bone marrow tomato sauce and served with basil pesto breadsticks.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Highpoints, such as when Big Ant quietly admires the craftsmanship of his son’s Pegasus wings before rejecting them for confused reasons, unproductively blend together with facile ones, like a signposted scene of physical abuse.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
According to Southern Living, the best chicken wings in Texas are at Seoulside Wings in Houston and Track One in El Paso.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Want to make those wings healthier?
—Cheryl McCloud, Florida Times-Union, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
The Shuffle Bowl Watch Party will have unlimited beer, wine and seltzers, plus pizzas, wings and fries to eat.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
The soap will make their wings too heavy to fly.
—Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
Frozen raw chicken and frozen chicken wings were improperly thawing.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The two wings of Musk’s sprawling tech empire could merge ahead of a plan to take SpaceX public later this year, according to Reuters, which cited an anonymous source and recent company filings.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Pair them with Clique’s signature lollipop chicken wings or wagyu beef and Ibérico pork meatballs, topped with bone marrow tomato sauce and served with basil pesto breadsticks.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Highpoints, such as when Big Ant quietly admires the craftsmanship of his son’s Pegasus wings before rejecting them for confused reasons, unproductively blend together with facile ones, like a signposted scene of physical abuse.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
According to Southern Living, the best chicken wings in Texas are at Seoulside Wings in Houston and Track One in El Paso.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Want to make those wings healthier?
—Cheryl McCloud, Florida Times-Union, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wings
Noun
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The split between the two factions is not ideological.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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In this way, Weather Twitter’s various factions and dramas mirror that of professional-sports discourse.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One area that flies under the AI radar of most consumers is the processing of audio content.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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No one confuses kilowatt-hours with productivity, yet no serious economy flies blind without tracking them.—
Noosheen Hashemi,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even if the two sides strike a deal, negotiations down the road on a final agreement on the Homeland Security bill are likely to be difficult.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Negotiations between the two sides are poised to resume on Sunday amid doubts about Moscow’s commitment to a settlement.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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None of the separatist political parties currently hold seats in the Alberta legislature.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The settlement is still pending court approval, so for now, nothing is changing as the parties wait for a federal judge to review and ultimately approve the agreement.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Chicago's waste diversion rate – the amount of garbage being recycled instead of dumped in landfills – hovers around 10%.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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And the upside to cheaper cars becomes harder to ignore as the average sticker price for a new car in America hovers around a staggering $50,000.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The previous Super Bowl between those two teams is regarded as one of the best ever.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even the championship teams didn’t win in Omaha, but last year the Huskies broke through in large part due to a 38-point effort from Liam McNeeley.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The novel is written in close third person, but the point of view glides freely among the characters, which allows Bainbridge to manipulate the reader’s sympathies by rendering Stella and the rest of the cast from inside or outside, depending on what will make each scene work.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the soothing and anti-aging ingredients, the serum has a lightweight gel texture that glides onto the skin and absorbs quickly, too.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Every year, Davos becomes a playground for coalitions.—
Vaishali Nigam Sinha,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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National elections, meanwhile, are won with broad coalitions.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Wings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wings. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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