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What to read next The idea builds on NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which demonstrated powered flight in Mars' thin atmosphere and opened the door to more capable aerial science platforms.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 May 2026
SeaWorld San Diego will host a nighttime spectacular with 600 aerial drones this summer that will light up the sky over Mission Bay with towering images of breaching whales, pulsating jellyfish and flipping dolphins.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The president recently reposted a video of the Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen calling for an aerial campaign to do exactly this.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
Under the permit, the aerial vehicles will be able to fly up to 660 feet in the sky, but the park also has the obligation of monitoring its first two shows and a portion of the rest to document noise impacts, light levels and bird strikes.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 May 2026
SeaWorld San Diego will host a nighttime spectacular with 600 aerial drones this summer that will light up the sky over Mission Bay with towering images of breaching whales, pulsating jellyfish and flipping dolphins.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The president recently reposted a video of the Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen calling for an aerial campaign to do exactly this.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
Under the permit, the aerial vehicles will be able to fly up to 660 feet in the sky, but the park also has the obligation of monitoring its first two shows and a portion of the rest to document noise impacts, light levels and bird strikes.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerial
vertical
Adjective
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His hotel in Las Vegas glistens like a vertical gold bar.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The agency, which maintains the vertical-lift bridge, said the $3 million emergency project aims to build scaffolding and rigging lines, remove old parts and install new electrical lines.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
4 May 2026
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“Aerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerial. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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