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Recent Examples of aerial
For example, the coalition of the willing could have planes standing at the border of Ukraine, ready to shoot down aerial targets.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
An aerial view of the property, which sits on nearly half an acre in the lower Bird Streets neighborhood.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, they were indebted to the Van Dijk and Konate double act, who stood firm amid an aerial bombardment.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The aerial views were surreal—cliffs tumbling into aquamarine seas, olive groves stitched like patchwork across the land—Mallorca, seen from the gods’ point of view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
An aerial view of the property, which sits on nearly half an acre in the lower Bird Streets neighborhood.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, they were indebted to the Van Dijk and Konate double act, who stood firm amid an aerial bombardment.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The aerial views were surreal—cliffs tumbling into aquamarine seas, olive groves stitched like patchwork across the land—Mallorca, seen from the gods’ point of view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerial
vertical
Adjective
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These boats have the vertical launch system (VLS), which could be used to fire new high-speed anti-ship missiles displayed at China’s Victory Day parade in Beijing last fall.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Thus, the robot can adapt to new situations without losing key properties of the movement, such as keeping a bottle vertical so as not to spill the contents, as per the press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Aerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerial. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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