FLEW AT Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

flew at

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past tense of fly at

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against The batter flew at the pitcher, thinking the beanball was thrown on purpose.

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Recent Examples of flew at Of Contreras’ 13 home runs, five of them flew at least 470 feet. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Four other law enforcement officers and a police K-9 also suffered gunshot wounds as a barrage of bullets flew at the scene. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The jets flew at roughly 1,400 feet above ground level, producing a roar that was heard across downtown, Land Park and Rosemont, according to readers who contacted The Sacramento Bee. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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Starters, who mostly didn’t play in the last exhibition, went full speed in team reps, but the second unit, filled with players who played extensive snaps Saturday, went at walkthrough speed.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
The Eagles and Patriots went at it the past couple of days, even though both coaches warned their teams to abstain before the practice sessions.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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He was assigned and his bail has been set at $75,000, according to the DA's office.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Smith is charged with second-degree murder with a weapon and was being held Thursday with bond to be set at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, jail records show.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

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