as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
the conservative wing of the party
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as in flies
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 wings
Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Those starting errors — the proverbial flaps of a butterfly’s wings, a metaphor that emerged from Lorenz’s work — grow over time, as will the difference between prediction and reality.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The current Drag Reduction System (DRS) will be replaced with active aerodynamics at the front and rear wings.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
These behaviors included; lifting one leg, spinning around on a perch, and flapping their wings on command (Figure 1B).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Don’t miss the award-winning chicken wings.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
At the Laredo detention center, the men and women were held in separate wings.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Adama nodded in a wordless acknowledgment of the wings’ significance.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Those starting errors — the proverbial flaps of a butterfly’s wings, a metaphor that emerged from Lorenz’s work — grow over time, as will the difference between prediction and reality.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The current Drag Reduction System (DRS) will be replaced with active aerodynamics at the front and rear wings.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
These behaviors included; lifting one leg, spinning around on a perch, and flapping their wings on command (Figure 1B).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Don’t miss the award-winning chicken wings.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
At the Laredo detention center, the men and women were held in separate wings.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wings
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This extends to the factions and organizations involved.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with leaders of political factions represented in the lower house State Duma at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on September 18, 2025.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The current mission is known as NG-23, because it was supposed to be the 23rd cargo effort that Northrop Grumman flies to the ISS for NASA.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Frozen yogurt business pays tribute to Charlie Kirk as product flies 'off the shelves'.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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When both sides are trying to produce something that creates value for the audience, the end result will go a long way in building your personal brand.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The two parties have had their share of battles over the last 18 seasons.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which commits countries to phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – greenhouse gases that don't harm the ozone layer like CFCs, but still trap heat in the atmosphere – has been ratified by 164 parties so far.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The best part of all for us is that the public still sees insurers as stuffy pencil-pushers (the same type of outdated view that hovers over agriculture).—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Edith Wharton also hovers in the narrowing of female options as the years pass by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The big focus from the new rules are on things related to teams of super heroes.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lloyd is 100 percent correct that throwing him into his first start against any of those teams could end up being a massive mistake and could set him up for failure.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The plushy Outlast Forever Velvet Pigment continues the tradition but with a comfortable, flexible formula that glides on smooth and dries down matte without drying out your lips.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Particularly when set to the Maybach-only suspension/powertrain calibration, the car just glides even over the horrible roads of Southern California.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By the late 19th century, white Southerners had regained control of state governments from the biracial coalitions that emerged following the ratification of the 15th Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Health systems are forming coalitions to lobby for the issues that matter to them, and existing collaborations are getting stronger.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Wings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wings. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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