as in to fly
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 wing
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
The Knicks still need size on the wing, and Wright isn’t the answer to that problem.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 12 Dec. 2024
On or just before Friday, a Russian surveillance drone winged unimpeded over Aviatorskoe-Dnipro air base near the city of Dnipro, 50 miles from the front line in eastern Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Combos include a pizza with sliders, wings, queso dip or a whole extra pizza.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
The Knicks still need size on the wing, and Wright isn’t the answer to that problem.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The rest of her glam was her usual thing: smudgy eyeliner winged out.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 12 Dec. 2024
On or just before Friday, a Russian surveillance drone winged unimpeded over Aviatorskoe-Dnipro air base near the city of Dnipro, 50 miles from the front line in eastern Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wing
Noun
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The Syrian army is still being cobbled from various armed factions and is still a work in progress.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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Where Brits feel like suspicious maniacs—one of the most rewarding things about UK Traits is seeing relatively clever people so certain in their wrongness—Americans are lambs to the slaughter, bound up in factions blind to internal threats.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Next, families fly to Cottar’s Bush Villa in the Maasai Mara’s Borana Wildlife Conservancy, where everyone can gather Circle of Life–style for sundowners at the inspiration for Lion King’s Pride Rock.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The reason each side keeps going is to punish their respective arch nemesis and salvage their reputations.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Draw a circle with a 5- to 6-inch diameter on one side of the parchment.—
Martin Sorge,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Lionsgate has several festivities planed including special events, anniversary screenings, new experiences, and new collectible merchandise, culminating in the release of Ballerina: From the World of John Wick next year on June 6.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Events make our bookstore fun, and midnight release parties are our favorites!—
American Booksellers Association,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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Buffalo Chicken Dip No football party is complete without buffalo chicken dip.—
Christine Byrne,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The average credit card interest rate has hovered over 20 percent for the past two years, according to data from the St. Louis Fed, with many Americans grappling with even higher rates.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Prices on the ticket marketplace are hovering between $1,950 and $2,200 for the upper level.—
Ehsan Kassim,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tune in on Tuesday to see which team will get the victory in this 2024-26 Cricket World Cup League 2 competition.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Frese’s team hasn’t gotten past the Elite Eight in 10 years.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Frenchman glided forward as players from both teams frantically rearranged themselves around him, then slowed up well short of the Brighton penalty area.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Shades: 18 Finish: Soft matte Type: Cream Key ingredients: Vitamin E Staying power: 8 hours Ease of application: According to Revlon, apply to the center of your lips and glide outward, using the flat base of the lipstick.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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