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Recent Examples of glider
Hazel’s magical threads can be fashioned into a temporary glider or a grappling hook to help with platforming, used to conjure spectral objects that seem somewhat stuck between worlds, and wielded in battle to push enemies away and pull them towards her.
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Breastfeeding moms may want to splurge on a glider to make feeding more comfortable.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
At the deployment site, hydrogen can then be added to a glider.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025
Researchers claim the design offers a promising alternative to batteries for long-duration ocean glider operations, with the potential for greater efficiency and sustainability.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Breastfeeding moms may want to splurge on a glider to make feeding more comfortable.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
At the deployment site, hydrogen can then be added to a glider.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025
Researchers claim the design offers a promising alternative to batteries for long-duration ocean glider operations, with the potential for greater efficiency and sustainability.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glider
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The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.—
David Hambling,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2023
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Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2022
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As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.—
Howard Blum,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
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The locations for the shoot include Patagonia, the streets of Tokyo, and an ancient Middle Eastern city, with stunts including a spectacular biplane maneuver that shows off the daredevil side of Cruise, who famously does his own stunts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Even today, in places like the Pacific Northwest, there are regular seaplane services not only to isolated islands, but between the centers of cities like Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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Booking a seaplane tour is one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable ways to experience the area.—
Emily LaPointe,
Outside Online,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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“Glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glider. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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