as in flying
travel through the air by the use of wings
for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Recent Examples of flight
Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Nearly every month more flights to Mexico have been added and this March is no different.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
But the Aztecs didn’t have much choice when their charter flight home after the 72-69 victory was delayed indefinitely because of a mechanical issue that might not be repaired until the wee hours of the morning.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Airlines have cancelled roughly 700 flights on Wednesday as winter weather moves across the country.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Guantanamo Bay migrant detainees removed from base: ICE Shortly after the first flight of migrants arrived at Guantanamo Bay on Feb. 5, construction at the facility ramped up with 125 new structures rapidly assembled near the airfield, satellite images show.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Nearly every month more flights to Mexico have been added and this March is no different.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
But the Aztecs didn’t have much choice when their charter flight home after the 72-69 victory was delayed indefinitely because of a mechanical issue that might not be repaired until the wee hours of the morning.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Airlines have cancelled roughly 700 flights on Wednesday as winter weather moves across the country.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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