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fly by

VERB

pass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch cross develop give go happen leave move occur reach run take place

STRONG

befall crawl cruise depart drag fare flow fly glide hie journey lapse linger proceed progress repair rise roll transpire travel wend

WEAK

blow past come off come to pass come up fall out get ahead glide by go past pass away pass by push on run by run out slip away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt hold lose remain stay stop

STRONG

continue rush wait

WEAK

fall behind

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The Artemis 2 mission is the first crewed one to the Moon -- the astronauts will not land, only fly by it -- since the last Apollo flight in 1972.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

After the fly by, the astronauts will begin their four-day journey home.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Some of us are poring over newspapers or dreamily watching the countryside fly by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Realmuto reached third base on the play and scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly by Harrison Bader.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

Early humans certainly didn’t fly by helicopter from Alaska to Meadowcroft and Monte Verde, skipping all the landscape in between.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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