flyboy

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Recent Examples of flyboy Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022 This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars. Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022 So with all that, why the optimism now for Tom Cruise’s flyboy movie? Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022 Enter a cocky 60-year-old flyboy and his rag-tag team of young fighter pilots. Frank Pallotta, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for flyboy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyboy
Noun
  • Together, these elements transform a general-purpose chatbot into a capable, trusted copilot.
    Jared Bowns, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Neither has Grayson’s copilot, an auburn-haired young woman with a long ponytail and guarded expression.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • After one day of streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, the episode garnered 51% more views than the pilot episode did on its first day.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Freeland, a trim fifty-four-year-old who served as a pilot in the Marines, said that the Osprey attracted disproportionate criticism because of its novel tilt-rotor technology, and that many helicopters crashed just as often, if not more, when they were first introduced.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He was later accepted and became a combat fighter pilot and qualified for the test pilot program at Edwards AFB.
    John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Navy test pilot, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and, of course, Apollo 13.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These moments aren’t staged—they’re glimpses into the culture of young aviators living life on the edge of discipline and rebellion.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • So the personalities are different but the core motivations and attributes are there for all naval aviators.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The airmen tried to perform life-saving actions, but arriving first responders pronounced Badrian dead at the scene, the wing said.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Trombone emphasized patience, adaptability, and learning to navigate timelines and stakeholders with other airmen pursuing innovation.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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