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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Only the Lake Ontario name appeared on Apple’s platform as of Monday afternoon, although the label hovered above Canada’s water border.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
In 2026, the proportion hovered around 20% from January through July.

— Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of hovered

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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sailed

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Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
The idea is to develop the technology for movable plants that can be floated off the coast and used to power the port and eventually cities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of floated

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Unitree soared 460% the day of its IPO in Shanghai last week, but has retreated some 27% since then, according to LSEG data.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the newest members of the billionaire club, Scale AI cofounder Lucy Guo, is a more recent example of someone whose spending habits have remained relatively modest as her fortune has soared.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of soared

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After hanging upside down for several minutes, Sandy tumbled farther down and finally winged her way to a nearby tree.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Other adorably ferocious toys include the My Melody bunny in a Mothra winged costume and Badtz-Maru wearing a Rodan dinosaur-esque outfit.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of winged

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