flown

past participle of fly
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to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flown
Verb
  • In May, the filmmaker escaped to Europe after receiving sentence of jail and flogging from the Iranian authorities.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Stephanie and John Zara escaped from their home near Asheville but had to leave their phones, identification and other belongings behind.
    NBC News, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Eleven million people have fled their homes, pursued by men with guns and followed by famine.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Bell found plenty of movie success post-Veronica (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Frozen) and her NBC show The Good Place was well-received but quickly disappeared from cultural memory.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But something that absolutely moves me that's another component of the show is the character of Margaret (played by Kelli Williams), whose young son disappeared from a local bus station 13 years ago.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The referral passed the Senate on a party-line 16-13 vote with Republicans in favor.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If passed, the law would centralize authority over those areas to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • It was later returned and bolted to the ground.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • In Wausau, the drop box has since been returned and is now bolted to the ground outside City Hall.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Forests and grasslands will have vanished.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Tracker Remover and File Shredder vanished from the standalone antivirus at one point, but these two features are back.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The album’s resurgence on the charts is driven by several factors.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As the job market and our workplace rapidly evolve, driven by technological advancement, employees are challenged significantly by a shift in roles and responsibilities.
    Santhosh Vijayabaskar, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Down day Stocks retreated Tuesday as growing tensions in the Middle East overshadowed investor excitement for a strong quarter.
    Michele Luhn, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Israel retreated from Beirut in 1982, but continued to occupy the country's south until 2000.
    Zoya Awky, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Flown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flown. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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