as in escapes
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Recent Examples of flights
Future updates may introduce visible hit points and on-screen scoring, turning group flights into structured air-battle experiences.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Thursday as a winter storm brought snow and icy temperatures to the Front Range and federal officials ordered a ground delay because of staffing issues.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
My trick for sleeping on long flights?
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Frontier flew more than 208,900 flights in 2025.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Charlotte Douglas is the second-largest hub for American Airlines, accounting for about 90% of all flights out of the airport.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Travelers can also book cruises, rental cars and build their own trips to various cities, booking hotel stays or bundling them with flights and car rentals, according to Hendrix.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
More than 100 of this year's flights, for example, have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
United's long-haul international and hub-to-hub flights will not be impacted.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flights
escapes
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Fares to Rio de Janeiro can run higher, so think of GRU as your gateway, with low-cost carriers like Azul and GOL getting you to coastal escapes in no time.—
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In e-mails from July, 2022, one veterinarian identified fifteen recent escapes, adding that a deeper search of records would likely yield more.—
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“Flights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flights. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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