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Recent Examples of glider
The seats have what look like makeshift wings above them as they are meant to be gliders created by Hiccup.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Expect to find swivel gliders in airy white linen, cribs and dressers accented with handwoven caning, and daybeds made from honey-toned rattan.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Maloney was later killed after crashing the same glider.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Paone said aviators previously flew using balloons, kites and gliders until the Wright Brothers conducted the first flight in 1903.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Expect to find swivel gliders in airy white linen, cribs and dressers accented with handwoven caning, and daybeds made from honey-toned rattan.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Maloney was later killed after crashing the same glider.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Paone said aviators previously flew using balloons, kites and gliders until the Wright Brothers conducted the first flight in 1903.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glider
Noun
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The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.—
David Hambling,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2023
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Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2022
Noun
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As previously teased, the big stunt for this entry will involve Cruise hanging outside of a functioning 1930s biplane, shots of which are also seen in the teaser.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2025
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The previous trailer showed Ethan searching an underwater submarine for The Entity and hanging off the wings of a biplane.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tourist vessels now chug up and down the channel in between the islands, which was once so empty that Bill and Melinda Gates could land their seaplane slap-bang in the middle.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is roughly 99 percent open water (really!), vibrantly blue, and filled with stunning coral reefs.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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“Glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glider. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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