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From the rugged Tien Shan mountains to the expansive Issyk-Kul lake, hiking, horse riding, kayaking, and paragliding are just some of the activities on offer here.
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Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Sitting above the regional capital of Abha in the Sarawat Mountains, the nearly two-mile Mount Soudah is the country’s highest peak and the ideal launchpad for hiking, climbing, camping, and paragliding.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Popular among Italians, Germans, Austrians, and Swiss visitors, Lake Garda is a paradise for active travelers, with plenty of opportunities for cycling, hiking, sailing, windsurfing, and paragliding.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Newbies can get a taste for the experience by booking a tandem flight to soar with an experienced pilot from Mount Mackenzie down to the banks of the Columbia River—the highest vertical commercial tandem paragliding launch in North America.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Sitting above the regional capital of Abha in the Sarawat Mountains, the nearly two-mile Mount Soudah is the country’s highest peak and the ideal launchpad for hiking, climbing, camping, and paragliding.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Popular among Italians, Germans, Austrians, and Swiss visitors, Lake Garda is a paradise for active travelers, with plenty of opportunities for cycling, hiking, sailing, windsurfing, and paragliding.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Newbies can get a taste for the experience by booking a tandem flight to soar with an experienced pilot from Mount Mackenzie down to the banks of the Columbia River—the highest vertical commercial tandem paragliding launch in North America.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paragliding
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More news to know now A skydiving plane with 15 onboard went off a runway at a New Jersey airport.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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The aircraft involved belonged to a Virginia company and is being leased by a skydiving center in Monroe Township, according to authorities.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
2 July 2025
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Demand an end to bald-faced lies and ballooning of the budget deficit.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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In April, the departments of Justice and Education launched a joint special investigations task force to streamline the government’s handling of Title IX inquiries, citing ballooning caseloads.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
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This sent prices in neighboring Bangladesh soaring, and authorities are scrambling to find new sources for the vegetable. Elsewhere, a drought in Spain took its toll on olive oil production.—
Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, and Joeal Calupitan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Sep. 2023
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The orange leather piece featured a soaring, nearly hip-grazing leg slit that culminated with a gold buckle at the top.—
Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
26 Sep. 2022
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“Paragliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paragliding. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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