as in escapes
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 flights
But between private-jet flights to Spain and shopping sprees on Rodeo Drive, these women still deal with problems that affect millions of women worldwide.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The airline provides flights to more than 170 destinations in 27 countries worldwide at CLT through its global network.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Sergey Vakulenko, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, wrote that drone attacks have disrupted flights and trains, forcing more Russians onto the roads and pushing up gasoline demand, particularly on the busy routes between Moscow and the Black Sea coast.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Security officials in Lithuania said last year the four parcels were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Book a pre-night hotel stay after overnight flights.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The vehicle involved in the show can complete five to six flights on a single charge.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
She's asked flight attendants on multiple flights and told me she's gotten a different answer every time.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Version 3 will be the first iteration of the vehicle that can fly to Mars — and SpaceX hopes to launch the first uncrewed test flights to the Red Planet with it next year.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The airline provides flights to more than 170 destinations in 27 countries worldwide at CLT through its global network.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Sergey Vakulenko, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, wrote that drone attacks have disrupted flights and trains, forcing more Russians onto the roads and pushing up gasoline demand, particularly on the busy routes between Moscow and the Black Sea coast.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Security officials in Lithuania said last year the four parcels were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Book a pre-night hotel stay after overnight flights.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The vehicle involved in the show can complete five to six flights on a single charge.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
She's asked flight attendants on multiple flights and told me she's gotten a different answer every time.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Version 3 will be the first iteration of the vehicle that can fly to Mars — and SpaceX hopes to launch the first uncrewed test flights to the Red Planet with it next year.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flights
escapes
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In the case of The White Lotus, that means amazing escapes such as Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Italy’s Four-Star San Domenico Palace, a Four Seasons Hotel and Thailand’s Four-Star Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But will the bill come due on these escapes, not just against the Chargers but with their remarkable knack of winning one-score games?—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Flights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flights. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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