highflying

American  

[hahy-flahy-ing] / ˈhaɪˈflaɪ ɪŋ /

Or high-flying

adjective

1. moving upward to or along at a considerable height.

   highflying planes.

2. extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty.

   highflying ideas about life.

3. having a high cost or perceived value.

   the highflying glamour stocks.

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Etymology

Origin of highflying

First recorded in 1575–85; high + flying

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Example Sentences

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highflying

With many highflying technology stocks tumbling, you might be wondering what’s in store for the stock market heading into Tuesday’s midterm elections, especially given uncertainty about inflation and interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

That’s a big risk for its highflying shares.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

And the survey’s peak was in Jan. 2000, a great time to take profits in highflying tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The S&P 500 fell 17% in late December that year, while the equal-weighted S&P 500 rose 20% as investors moved away from the erstwhile highflying technology stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nay was it not, quite contrariwise, the Oeil-de-Boeuf, Bodyguard Colonel de Guiche, Minister Saint-Priest and highflying Loyalists; hoping also to drive him to Metz; and try it by the sword of civil war?

From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle

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