as in chopper
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
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Recent Examples of helicopter
Jasmine Baehr , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
There will also be storytelling and dance-alongs, where kids can explore a life-sized Fairy Garden and Gnome Village, race Barky Boats and get on Bluey’s helicopter stump for a pretend ride on the upper and lower grounds of the venue.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 5 July 2024
If all goes well, recovery teams will helicopter it to a portable clean room to remove its heat shield and back shell and then fly it to a specially prepared facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
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Noun
The discovery came after a search that included helicopters, boats, dive teams and motorcycle units, as authorities pursued multiple lines of investigation, including the possibility that Gracey may have drowned.
—Jasmine Baehr , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
There will also be storytelling and dance-alongs, where kids can explore a life-sized Fairy Garden and Gnome Village, race Barky Boats and get on Bluey’s helicopter stump for a pretend ride on the upper and lower grounds of the venue.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
So instead of giving in to the temptation to helicopter over them, Dr. Lira de la Rosa suggests asking yourself what, exactly, is behind your urge to invade their privacy.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 5 July 2024
If all goes well, recovery teams will helicopter it to a portable clean room to remove its heat shield and back shell and then fly it to a specially prepared facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
Noun
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Handy kitchen gadgets are among the best deals to grab right now, including this best-selling vegetable chopper that makes quick work of dicing, chopping, and prepping ingredients for your next meal.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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In the fundamentals department, Gore made a heads-up play to grab Curtis Mead’s chopper back to the mound and run straight towards the runner on third base, LaMonte Wade Jr.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The fashion lovers of the world may jet off to cities like London, Milan, New York and Paris to see the latest runway must-haves.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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In 2020 with the start of the coronavirus pandemic, North Korea banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and severely curtailed border traffic in one of the world’s most draconian COVID-19 restrictions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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In 2001, Forbes valued the Dallas Cowboys at $743 million, a figure that rocketed to $13 billion in August’s Sportico valuations, making Dallas the world’s most valuable sports team.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The uprising catapulted Shah to national prominence.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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The plan remains capitalizing upon the festival as a launchpad for stickiness, and catapulting movies from cult to mainstream status.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hidden ocean worlds The new study suggests that moons orbiting rogue exoplanets could sustain habitable conditions for billions of years—despite the absence of any nearby star.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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