as in flew
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 winged
Invest in quality bird seed mixes that winged friends will eat.
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
The first sightings in 1966 of a mysterious, towering winged humanoid creature made international news; years later, The Mothman Prophecies book and film sparked new interest.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
For one, Tessa Thompson required nothing but winged liner and a clear-coat.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
The zoomed camera angle gives a better look at her crystal-encrusted, winged accessory.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
The first sightings in 1966 of a mysterious, towering winged humanoid creature made international news; years later, The Mothman Prophecies book and film sparked new interest.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
For one, Tessa Thompson required nothing but winged liner and a clear-coat.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
The zoomed camera angle gives a better look at her crystal-encrusted, winged accessory.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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The labor market has slowed in recent months, while inflation has hovered above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ships the length of several football fields glided past tidy parcels of farmland and Soberania National Park, a 55,000-acre natural preserve.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Liverpool levelled just five minutes later, when Wirtz glided away from challenges and set up Ekitike for a sharp finish.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Winged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winged. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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