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
Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a United Airlines jet approaching a Southern California airport earlier this week, authorities said Thursday, March 26.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Adam Reiss, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Noun
Leo traveled to Monaco from the Vatican by helicopter and was welcomed by Prince Albert and Princess Charlene and began his visit with a private meeting at the prince’s palace.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a United Airlines jet approaching a Southern California airport earlier this week, authorities said Thursday, March 26.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
When Mangione waived extradition from Pennsylvania last week, he was quickly moved to New York City, arriving by plane and then helicopter on his way to face federal charges.
—Adam Reiss, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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From aerial footage captured by the CBS News Texas chopper, investigators could be seen bringing in portable lighting and expanding the crime scene perimeter - a sign the investigation would continue well into the evening.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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When one chopper broke down, another would be dismantled for parts to fix it.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For him, leaving UIL competition made sense, but jetting around the globe and competing against the world’s best isn’t the best option for some high school stars.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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Prices can rocket up but tend to drift down like a falling feather, said Garrett Golding, assistant vice president for energy programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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His pass upfield allowed forward Vinicius Junior to weave his way through Croatia’s defense, pulling the defenders away from an unmarked Danilo, who rocketed his shot into the top corner for a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Apple is now second behind Nvidia, which catapulted ahead of all of its tech peers in the last couple years due its position at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Together, these two programs have lofted a total of more than 1,600 payloads to orbit — including 143 on Transporter-1 in January 2021, which still holds the single-launch record.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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