as in to fly
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 wing
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 The Huskies have a pair of top-50 freshmen coming in, too, in wing Colben Landrew and guard Junior County. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026 Certainly the june bug — winged music, forest crackle, witness to the lives of mud — will bequeath some of her vitality to the sharp song of the bird from a city so foreign to her. —María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wing
Noun
Morrison led the chicken wing chain for a decade, ushering it through its own IPO and a period of historic growth. —Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 The Huskies have a pair of top-50 freshmen coming in, too, in wing Colben Landrew and guard Junior County. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Swift's hair was styled in an updo with full fringe, while her makeup included her signature winged eyeliner and bold red lip. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026 Certainly the june bug — winged music, forest crackle, witness to the lives of mud — will bequeath some of her vitality to the sharp song of the bird from a city so foreign to her. —María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wing
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On the streets, large crowds representing the country’s hard-line factions have rallied daily in support of the regime and against any agreement with Washington that would place Iran in a position of defeat.— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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That division was visible earlier this week when plans for a second round of talks in Islamabad collapsed after Iranian officials failed to confirm participation and instead introduced new preconditions under pressure from hard-line factions.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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For so long this season, Arsenal were flying high at the summit of the division and looked destined to end their 22-year wait for the title.— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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There are flying cars held at bay by the power of telekenesis and Park teleporting, as the crew clumsily accept their new ‘hero’ roles and attempt to take on the villains threatening the peace of Haeseong City.— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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On the other side of the scale, in a vitrine at one end of the space, are a group of five small scrapbooks.— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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Those improvements include widening of Clay Street, paying for utilities such as water and sewers, and purchasing a home on the west side of the property.— Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Lexington businessman Nate Morris and former Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the other two Republican Senate race frontrunners, are also planing to be in attendance.— Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
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Conditions will remain dangerous through the weekend, and people need to plane carefully and be conservative when selecting terrain, according to the CAIC.— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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The couple threw an annual holiday party at the Conyers Farm mansion.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jet Linx takes a different approach, hosting Masters parties at its network of private terminals before flying card members into three smaller airports, each about a half-hour’s drive from the course.— Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
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Search-and-rescue corpsmen were overhead, with a hovering helicopter squadron.— Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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With the average price for a vehicle hovering around $50,000, a compact sedan that starts at about $22,000 is an attractive entry point for buyers, industry experts said.— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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The team’s early, anemic offense came with starter Max Fried holding the game together, pitching eight innings while allowing six hits, no walks and striking out six batters.— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Later that afternoon, Miller and his team got to work on the second bedroom.— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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As the late '70s disco hit Stayin' Alive fills the Addison dance studio, instructor Maya Apodaca glides across the floor.— Robbie Owens, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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How Wisconsin got here Wisconsin keeps on gliding.— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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