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
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
On April 30, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office sent two of its deputies and a detective on a sheriff’s plane to pick up Lawhead at an airport in Kingman, Arizona, for a flight back to Placer County, where he was booked at the Auburn jail.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Over the past year, the documents show, 832 immigration detainees have been transferred to the base on more than 100 flights.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 13 May 2026
After the women’s NCAA Championships end Saturday, Hutton will catch a flight to Nevada, where the men’s NCAA Championships begin their five-day run next Monday in Boulder City.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Noun
While wind tunnels are effective for regular flight testing, conventional ones cannot simulate the temperatures, pressures, and velocities of hypersonic flight.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
On April 30, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office sent two of its deputies and a detective on a sheriff’s plane to pick up Lawhead at an airport in Kingman, Arizona, for a flight back to Placer County, where he was booked at the Auburn jail.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Over the past year, the documents show, 832 immigration detainees have been transferred to the base on more than 100 flights.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 13 May 2026
After the women’s NCAA Championships end Saturday, Hutton will catch a flight to Nevada, where the men’s NCAA Championships begin their five-day run next Monday in Boulder City.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flight
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Even in Europe, where anti-private jet rhetoric is again on the rise, private jet flying is also surging.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The physically and mentally demanding trip involved nearly 31 hours of flying and over 100 hours in the parks.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The verticality also plays with audience expectations about escape and survival.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Now, New Yorkers and Philadelphians looking for a city escape are also joining the guest pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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