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
Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The Frost on Tuesday will be without star wing Britta Curl-Salemme, the PWHL’s assists leader this season.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
Swift's hair was styled in an updo with full fringe, while her makeup included her signature winged eyeliner and bold red lip.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Starting April 29, KFC is offering a different $10 Deal of the Day every weekday, including a bucket of 24 chicken nuggets and four sauces on Monday and Friday, and 10 wings with two sauces on Wednesday.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The Frost on Tuesday will be without star wing Britta Curl-Salemme, the PWHL’s assists leader this season.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Verb
The twisted ponytail was paired with a new set of long, feathery bangs, which Kidman wore brushed across her forehead and gently winged out near her temples for more texture and movement.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
Swift's hair was styled in an updo with full fringe, while her makeup included her signature winged eyeliner and bold red lip.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wing
Noun
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There’s a street war between feuding factions!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Eight days ago, 20 people were killed in an explosion officials blamed on a faction of the FARC that refused to disarm.—
Andy Court,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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The passenger's 69-year-old wife leaves and flies to South Africa.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Passengers were already paying more to fly – even before the industry lost the budget airline famous for pushing fares lower.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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When the article appeared, Bores forwarded it along to the woman on the other side of the exchange.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The most exuberant farewell event—a dance party at the White House—took place on January 6th.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Tall served as Mali’s education and science minister from 2016 to 2017 and is the president of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative, a political party opposed to the military government.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Still, the situation continues to hover over the club.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Global crude prices hovered between $60 and $70 for most of 2025.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The Sox have had an impressive series, winning the first two against one of the top teams in the National League.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Running back Anthony Woods was a standout on the white team, scoring the first touchdown of the game on a six-yard run and going for multiple big gains early.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Verb
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But there’s an innate slickness to drone footage that can turn a shot of, say, a South Texas Starbucks into a joke, and there’s a mechanical quality to the way drones glide through the air that, even if controlled by a human, feels impersonal — a view from nowhere.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Viking leans heavily into how guests experience The Hangar, Viking’s in-ship marina, where military-grade Special Operations Boats glide straight from the ship into the lake like a secret escape route.—
Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Belcher thinks that the 2026 midterm elections will be won not just on pocketbook issues but on values and character, and by bringing people together in a multiracial coalition.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Already, Kathy Luther, of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, has put in an application for a brownfield coalition assessment grant and is crossing her fingers.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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