Fly
Fly adjective - (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
Independent and fly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Independent" instead an adjective "Fly".
Independent
Independent adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Fly and independent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fly" instead an adjective "Independent".
Both words in one sentence
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Roughly a century after the nukes fly, the US is broken into independent city-states—such as The Hub, Junktown, Necropolis, the Boneyard (within which is Adytum), and Shady Sands.
Source: Divided States of America - When commanded, they fly freely, suggesting that it's simply their lack of individual willpower that hinders their independent motion.
Source: Bizarre Alien Locomotion -
Mid-Season Upgrade: Exkaiser's Dragon Jet, which not only gives him a ride to fly on, but can act as an independent drone mecha called Dragon and combine with him to form Dragon Kaiser.
Source: Anime / Brave Exkaiser
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