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fairing

[fair-ing] / ˈfɛər ɪŋ /
NOUN
gift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allowance award benefit bonus contribution donation endowment favor giveaway grant legacy offering premium present relief reward souvenir subsidy tip tribute
STRONG
alms benefaction bequest bestowal boon bounty charity courtesy dispensation gratuity hand hand-me-down handout honorarium lagniappe largesse libation oblation offertory philanthropy pittance presentation provision ration remembrance remittance subscription tax benefit tax write-off token write-off
WEAK
goodie
Antonyms
WEAK
forfeit loss penalty
NOUN
handsel
Synonyms
WEAK
allowance alms award benefaction benefit bequest bestowal bonus boon bounty charity contribution courtesy dispensation donation endowment favor giveaway goodie grant gratuity hand hand-me-down handout honorarium lagniapp

Example Sentences

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The fairing that secured Clipper at the top of the rocket separated about four and a half minutes into the flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Seattle was fairing a little better with about 175,000 ballots returned, or roughly 36.4%.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

“The dollar is fairing better as today’s data suggests America’s economic glass remains half full,” said Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Convera in Washington.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

NASA’s huge Space Launch System currently has a similarly sized fairing, and a future planned configuration can fling a whopping 130 tons to orbit with a working fairing diameter of about nine meters.

From Scientific American • May 15, 2023

And to each he gave a fairing biscuit, spiced with cinnamon and ginger.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell