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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Mortgage rates have hovered in the mid- to upper-6% range for most of the year.

— Aly J Yale, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
In addition, jobless claims have hovered around 200,000 a week, and the number of job openings has been rising over the past six months, Slok pointed out.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

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On Thursday afternoon, Shadow glided into the nest with KD1 not far behind, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that runs the livestream.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of glided

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Moments later, Jacob Shaffelburg’s shot was ticketed for the upper 90, but Hansen soared to knock the ball out of play for a corner kick.

— Daily News, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Cancer vaccine breakthrough Shares in Moderna soared over 170% in Wednesday’s session, while Merck rallied over 10% after the pharmaceutical groups announced positive initial results from an experimental cancer vaccine.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of soared

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Their antennae are straight rather than elbowed, and winged termites, known as swarmers, have four wings that are roughly equal in length.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
It’s inspired by flight, with soaring, winged architecture that echoes the spirit of travel.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of winged

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Washington instead drifted to his right as Mendoza threw, allowing Woodaz to undercut and intercept.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
But now, Wright says Wendy’s has drifted from some of those qualities, telling investors that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had degraded some of the food quality that set the chain apart.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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