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also flyer
1
as in chance
a risky undertaking
willing to take a flier on the bold, new venture
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2
as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
a hot-air balloon flier
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Recent Examples of flier
There’s lots of risk in the second year, but Chicago needed the mid-rotation depth and Boyd has more immediate upside than a typical rehab flier.
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Ask for a hotel voucher, an extra meal voucher, frequent flier points or anything a representative is allowed to offer at the time.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
And while our captain (who had been behind the controls for nearly 40 years) and flight crew handled the situation expertly, unfortunately for me, the incident was one bird strike too many, and thus began my journey as an anxious flier.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Here’s a rundown of what future fliers can expect when Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suite rolls out on U.S. routes later this year.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Ask for a hotel voucher, an extra meal voucher, frequent flier points or anything a representative is allowed to offer at the time.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
And while our captain (who had been behind the controls for nearly 40 years) and flight crew handled the situation expertly, unfortunately for me, the incident was one bird strike too many, and thus began my journey as an anxious flier.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Here’s a rundown of what future fliers can expect when Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suite rolls out on U.S. routes later this year.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flier
Noun
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At 6:13 of the period, the Blue Jackets went to the power play with a chance to push the lead to 4-1.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic gave many people more time at home and a chance to rethink their relationship to work.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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The pilot reported the plane had an open door in a radio conversation with an air traffic controller.—
Tricia Escobedo,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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City officials decided the pilot program was limited enough to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, but staff is watching to see whether the spray has any adverse effects on local plants and animals.—
Tyler Faurot,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There will always be someone cheaper, and there will always be a client willing to take the gamble.—
Curtis Priest,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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An insider suggests that these aren’t off the wall gambles but are all part of the plan, taking more familiar IP and genres and entrusting filmmakers to give it their own spin.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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So for the fall, creative director Émilie Arnault drew inspiration on a person who spent his life between both: French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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That elaborate spinning throw highlighted at the end of the trailer is all Iskander, fresh off the stone-heaving disabled list.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Located just a stiletto’s throw from Rodeo Drive, the hotel’s Terrace Tea Room marries English garden sensibilities with Hollywood glamour.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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After its 2019 bankruptcy, the chain was purchased by an unusual joint venture: Big mall operators Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners teamed up with a firm called Authentic Brands Group, which buys and resuscitates dying brands such as Brooks Brothers or Nine West.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Deep roots in Idaho The venture is the latest in a series of undertakings for the Fulcher family, which has long been involved in the business, farming and political spheres of the Treasure Valley.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Flier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flier. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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