flown

verb

Definition of flownnext
past participle of fly
1
as in winged
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly

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2
as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation you must fly to safety immediately

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3
as in raced
to proceed or move quickly flew down the concourse to catch his flight

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4
as in fled
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police

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5
as in disappeared
to cease to be visible the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us

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6
as in passed
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flown
  1. escaped
  2. fled
  3. disappeared
  4. passed
  5. bolted
  6. vanished
  7. driven
  8. retreated
Verb
  • After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Police said the suspect escaped the scene on an electric Citi Bike and headed towards Central Park.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
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  • Bashar al-Assad, who has led Syria since the death of his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000, has fled to Russia, where he and his family have been granted political asylum by the government under the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As the pandemic hit the city, Ball fled to an island in the Bahamas where his father has a home.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fled
Verb
  • Thousands walk out of Syrian prisons as families search desperately for the disappeared.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Megafauna seem to have disappeared around the end of the Pleistocene, after humans’ Asia-to-America migration.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappeared
Verb
  • The United Kingdom, an ally of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), announced this week that its new anti-drone laser passed a key test.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The dream turned into a nightmare when Lucy succumbed to cytomegalovirus (CMV), an infection that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of passed
Verb
  • Greg bolted the panels to the window like a triptych.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In Wausau, the box that Diny took to his office is back, bolted to the ground and being used for early voting.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • Assad’s regime vanished at a speed few anticipated.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The news raised eyebrows all around, as many believed his chance of tasting another victory had vanished as Mercedes was then mired in the midfield while McLaren was in hot pursuit of the championship.
    Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of vanished
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  • Growth was mainly driven by the positive impact of the markets, organic base fee growth, as well as higher performance fees.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Margins growth is being driven by a couple of factors.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of driven
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  • Government forces retreated with unexpected alacrity.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Syrian rebels stormed Iran’s embassy, Reuters reported, citing Iranian English-language Press TV, and Hezbollah retreated from Syria, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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