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Recent Examples of flyboy
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.
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Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
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
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
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Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyboy
Noun
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Every company is building its own agents, copilots or chat interfaces.—
Anil Pantangi,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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In 2014, four Air Force servicemen were killed after a flock of Canadian geese reportedly flew through their helicopter’s windshield, knocking the pilot and copilot unconscious.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Sitting to her right inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule was veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, serving as the vehicle pilot.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Develop Collaborative Pilot Programs For Product Testing Developing pilot programs that serve as regulatory sandboxes and engage with regulators is one way fintech companies can remain innovative and navigate global regulations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Susan Kilrain, former NASA astronaut: Kilrain is a former NASA astronaut, navy test pilot and one of only three women to pilot the space shuttle.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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The July 10 initial taxi tests with test pilot Nils Larson at the controls marked a major milestone as the 100-ft (30 m) demonstrator conducted its first maneuvers under its own power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 July 2025
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Oversized aviators Mark my words: Summer’s trendiest sunglasses will be retro, oversized aviators.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of people welcomed the airmen, including the new father, with cheers.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
8 July 2025
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One of us is a Navy airman turned university president.—
Walter Carter,
Time,
21 June 2025
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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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