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kite

[kahyt] / kaɪt /
NOUN
airplane
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aircraft airliner cab jet plane ship
STRONG
aeroplane airbus airship crate ramjet
NOUN
bounced check
Synonyms
WEAK
rubber check
NOUN
epistle
Synonyms
STRONG
card communication dispatch invite line memo message missive note postcard scratch tab
WEAK
FYI billet doux get-well card love letter poison pen thank-you
NOUN
letter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
answer memo memorandum message note postcard reply report
STRONG
acknowledgment billet dispatch epistle line missive
WEAK
junk mail thank you
Antonyms
STRONGEST
question
WEAK
number speech
VERB
clear out
Synonyms
WEAK
beat it begone decamp depart go hightail make oneself scarce remove oneself retire scram skedaddle split take a hike take off vamoose withdraw
Antonyms
WEAK
arrive fill fill up put rush in
VERB
get out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avoid break out go leave take off
WEAK
alight be off beat it begone bug off buzz off clear out decamp depart dodge duck egress evacuate evade exit extricate oneself flee fly free oneself hightail make tracks run away scram shirk shun skedaddle split take a hike vacate vamoose withdraw
Antonyms
STRONGEST
come stay
WEAK
capture grab seize

Example Sentences

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Gilead has shown a long-running interest in cell therapy, as demonstrated by its acquisition of Kite Pharma in 2017.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Back in 2019, Gilead spent $11.9 billion to buy another CAR-T developer called Kite Therapeutics, which had one of the first CAR-T therapies ever approved by the FDA.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Kite flying is not just about beauty, it's about the battle to knock your opponent's kite out of the sky by cutting their string.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

He’s had fling with Broadway with “The Kite Runner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

A fat galleas fell to the Vole and Grief, and a trading galley to Manfryd Merlyn of Kite.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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