Thesaurus results for AVIATED

aviated

verb

past tense of aviate

as in flew

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings once humankind learned how to aviate, the world became a much smaller place

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In fact, total non-pensioner benefits have hovered between 4% and 5% for more than 40 years.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Jordan Addison has hovered just below the 1,000-yard mark for two of his previous three seasons.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of hovered

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Aubrey's 65-yard attempt with about 30 seconds left in the second quarter sailed wide left.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Before its commissioning, the destroyer sailed from Norfolk to Florida and then traveled to Alaska through the Panama Canal.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailed

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Ellison floated the idea of having the companies leave California if the suit wasn’t dropped, while states like Texas and Tennessee actively courted the mogul.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Beckwith, the deputy director and chief curator at the Guggenheim Museum and curator of Documenta16, floated through the room chatting with fellow honorees and guests.

— Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

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The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glided

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Despite worries about war, high inflation and pressure from the bond market, the index at the heart of many 401(k) accounts has soared 23% since hitting a bottom in late March.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
With hours left in the sale, bidding has soared to close to double the open-top speed machine’s $237,695 starting price.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of soared

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The artist is more often than not found in some variation on a tea dress, accessorized with a red lip and winged eyeliner, and with the occasional grandma shoe thrown in for good measure.

— Olivia Allen, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Here, Martha uses small white pumpkins to create fanged vampire and winged pat pumpkins.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of winged

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After the young widow stepped back behind the black curtains, where scoops of mint chocolate chip in disposable bamboo bowls drifted through a room of donors and White House staffers, the evening moved from celebration to wake.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Now Alicia, a New York dame, drifted over to the orange jackets.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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