Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliners
Noun
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Production of new 737 MAX airplanes continues at the existing rate, Boeing said.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026 -
This altitude exceeds the cruising height of most airplanes, which is why pilots often choose to navigate around thunderstorms to avoid a bumpy ride.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Data from the Flightradar24 website indicated that US military transport planes, including C-17 and C-5, flew out of South Korea’s Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, one as recently as Saturday.—
Soo-hyang Choi,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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That $67 ticket informed me that the airline was selling seats to fill planes and slashing staff and services to dangerous levels.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pentagon officials said they were killed in an unmanned aircraft attack on March 1 on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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These tests focused on strength, toughness, and the material’s ability to be shaped and formed into aircraft components.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many shower curtain liners can be washed in the washing machine with baking soda to bust through tough grime and mildew and a towel to keep the liner from wrinkling.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
19 Jan. 2026
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Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner can be very unsightly.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Three foreign ships were struck off the coast of Iraq and the United Arab Emirates overnight, authorities said, the latest in a flurry of incidents in or near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.—
Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has kept ships that carry millions of barrels of oil a day stranded in the Persian Gulf, and key Middle East facilities have sustained damage, reports the Associated Press.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Although its rigid design hearkens back to the gargantuan airships of the early 20th century, Pathfinder 1 is almost completely different from any large airship that has flown before.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Oct. 2023
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“Airliners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliners. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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