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flitting

ADJECTIVE
transitory
Synonyms


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He’s both movie-star hunky and action-star engrossing, flitting between these two deceptively binary ends without breaking a sweat.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Rates flitting back below 6% isn’t out of the question this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

There are discussions online about who exactly the principals are in this series, given the legion of cast members flitting in and out of the storyline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Marty spends a whole week flitting between the ’80s and the ’50s, never fully absorbing what the differences between those decades mean.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

By day only half a dozen ravens stayed with them, flitting from tree to tree or riding on the antlers of the elk.

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




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