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Newbies can get a taste for the experience by booking a tandem flight to soar with an experienced pilot from Mount Mackenzie down to the banks of the Columbia River—the highest vertical commercial tandem paragliding launch in North America.
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
Beyond Skiing: Adventure seekers can experience mountaineering on frozen waterfalls, ice skating, dog sledding, snowshoeing, heli-skiing, snowmobile tours, paragliding and other thrilling winter activities.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Popular among Italians, Germans, Austrians, and Swiss visitors, Lake Garda is a paradise for active travelers, with plenty of opportunities for cycling, hiking, sailing, windsurfing, and paragliding.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Activities along the north-flowing Deschutes River include (depending on the season) downhill and cross-country skiing, fishing, tubing, hiking, rock climbing, bicycling and paragliding.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
Beyond Skiing: Adventure seekers can experience mountaineering on frozen waterfalls, ice skating, dog sledding, snowshoeing, heli-skiing, snowmobile tours, paragliding and other thrilling winter activities.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Popular among Italians, Germans, Austrians, and Swiss visitors, Lake Garda is a paradise for active travelers, with plenty of opportunities for cycling, hiking, sailing, windsurfing, and paragliding.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Activities along the north-flowing Deschutes River include (depending on the season) downhill and cross-country skiing, fishing, tubing, hiking, rock climbing, bicycling and paragliding.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paragliding
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Enjoy adventure activities Make your visit to Guam a fun and adventurous one by going scuba diving, jungle trekking, or skydiving.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Some trips include activities like bungee jumping, skydiving, skiing, snorkeling and pizza-making.—
MaryLou Costa, contributor,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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The expensive series, which was positioned as a flagship show with a global reach, has a history of ballooning budgets and creative strife, but still managed to snag a second season order.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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The debut would also mark a milestone for the ballooning AI industry that continues drawing billions in spending from technology giants.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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This sent prices in neighboring Bangladesh soaring, and authorities are scrambling to find new sources for the vegetable. Elsewhere, a drought in Spain took its toll on olive oil production.—
Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, and Joeal Calupitan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Sep. 2023
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The orange leather piece featured a soaring, nearly hip-grazing leg slit that culminated with a gold buckle at the top.—
Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
26 Sep. 2022
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“Paragliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paragliding. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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