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  • a variation of flue.
  • past tense form of fly.

flew

American  
[floo] / flu /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of fly.


flew 1 British  
/ fluː /

verb

  1. the past tense of fly 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

flew 2 British  
/ fluː /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of flue 3

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the autumn 2025, unidentified drones flew over several Danish airports and the Skrydstrup air base -- where Ukrainian pilots are trained on F-16 fighter jets.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

They flew to Melbourne unthinkably late, kept their best stuff in their travel bags and rushed home to a schedule they know still will put them in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

DeConinck said city leadership flew to Sacramento and tried, in vain, to get any traction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

At the end of the service, four F-35 fighter jets flew over the cathedral in a "missing man" formation.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

“Thank you for the dulse,” I said, and left him there, mouth open, as I flew down the path away from the cliff.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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