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Recent Examples of glider
Soft and supportive, this pillow adds a playful touch to any glider or seat.
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Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Enjoy craft checkouts, cockpit exploration, glider and helicopter construction.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Many of these sale items do both, like a Graco convertible crib and the Baby Relax glider and rocker.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024
Parents and caregivers should never use inclined products, including rockers, gliders, soothers and swings, for infant sleep and should never leave babies in the products unattended or with bedding material due to the risk of suffocation, according to the CPSC.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Enjoy craft checkouts, cockpit exploration, glider and helicopter construction.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Many of these sale items do both, like a Graco convertible crib and the Baby Relax glider and rocker.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024
Parents and caregivers should never use inclined products, including rockers, gliders, soothers and swings, for infant sleep and should never leave babies in the products unattended or with bedding material due to the risk of suffocation, according to the CPSC.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glider
Noun
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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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During filming in England, he was seen dangling from an upside-down biplane — because of course.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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Tom Cruise was spotted holding onto the wings of an upside-down flying biplane, which suggests this installment will feature just as many jaw-dropping stunts as usual for the series.—
Ben Rosenstock,
TIME,
19 Dec. 2024
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Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is roughly 99 percent open water (really!), vibrantly blue, and filled with stunning coral reefs.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2025
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The island is highly remote, nearly in Canadian and Minnesota waters, and is only accessible by ferry, seaplane or private water crafts.—
Darcie Moran,
Detroit Free Press,
14 Aug. 2024
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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 22 Jan. 2025.
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