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
John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
The Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, and New Orleans Pelicans are all in the hunt for the 6-foot-7 superstar wing, per Cowley.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Now the letter and its emotional contents are winging their way back to the writer's family.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Noun
For now, the skeleton of a female humpback whale is laid out on the floor of the lighthouse, and three canoes are propped up in one wing of the old building.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
The Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, and New Orleans Pelicans are all in the hunt for the 6-foot-7 superstar wing, per Cowley.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
Now the letter and its emotional contents are winging their way back to the writer's family.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wing
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What's next: Trump is set to meet with several factions of House Republican lawmakers to try to bridge the divide among them.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the war between two factions of Sudan’s military has made things vastly worse.—
Kate Okorie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Panthers fly out Monday afternoon to Southern California ahead of their four-game road trip that starts against the Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. Tuesday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
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Editors are awash with clients and premium microphones are flying off the shelves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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On the other side, the blows Israel landed against Iran and Hezbollah had created political space for an agreement.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Our time-traveling heroine has made it to the other side and rests comfortably as her beloved watches over her.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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But other residents want the initiative to move ahead as planed, asserting that the changes will make the corridor safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2024
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While debating the bill, a majority of the party tried to label the legislation as unnecessary and predatory against kids who have a hard enough time navigating childhood.—
Matt Galka,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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Take Jennifer Lopez, for example, who channeled old Hollywood glamour at a Golden Globes party.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But our lives in Los Angeles are largely outside: This is a city that dines outdoors all year long, where winter temperatures hover in the 60s and surfers are in the water in January.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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AccuWeather predicts snow will fall in Philadelphia during the Rams-Eagles game while Buffalo's evening temperatures will hover in the high teens.—
Jim Sergent,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
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While the offense has been somewhat inconsistent, KU’s ‘D’ has been responsible for keeping the Jayhawks unbeaten since a 62-61 loss to West Virginia on New Year’s Eve in Allen Fieldhouse in the league opener for both teams.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, as fears around COVID placed athletic programs into limbo, universities like Minnesota, Clemson, Brown, Akron and Central Michigan cut track and field teams.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Alex Caruso, who is 6-5, added three steals off the bench, and of course,e Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, an MVP candidate, is a 6-6 point guard who glided his way to 40 points with two steals.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Alka-Seltzer Plus (1993) Lynch directed two commercials for Alka-Seltzer Plus cold medicine, one of which has a striking balletic opening image of hockey players gliding on a rink in a darkened arena.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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