as in flying
travel through the air by the use of wings
for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Recent Examples of flight
San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The aircraft made its first flight in 2008, but never realized commercial success.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
The White House The White House on Tuesday afternoon posted a video online showing immigrants in shackles being prepared to board a deportation flight from Seattle.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Details of disappearance The plane missing in Alaska, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, was last seen over the Norton Sound around 3:16 p.m. Thursday, data from flight tracker FlightRadar 24 shows.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
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The ticketed event features the company’s Strawberry White Russian, Tiki Rum Mai Tai and Tiki Gold Rum cocktails and a chocolate flight with milk chocolate hearts, dark chocolate espresso beans and white chocolate truffles.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The aircraft made its first flight in 2008, but never realized commercial success.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
The White House The White House on Tuesday afternoon posted a video online showing immigrants in shackles being prepared to board a deportation flight from Seattle.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Details of disappearance The plane missing in Alaska, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, was last seen over the Norton Sound around 3:16 p.m. Thursday, data from flight tracker FlightRadar 24 shows.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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