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a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Recent Examples of airplane
The piece was enough to identify the prehistoric animal as a species of pterosaur, flying reptiles that ranged in size from modern-day birds to small airplanes.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Amy said people in the neighborhood thought an airplane had hit their house.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The department has opened numerous probes into the national security ramifications of imports of wind turbines, airplanes, semiconductors, heavy trucks, polysilicon, copper, timber and lumber and critical minerals.
—Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
All passengers were temporarily deplaned while law enforcement searched the airplane out of an abundance of caution, according to a statement from Frontier Airlines spokesperson Rob Harris.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Amy said people in the neighborhood thought an airplane had hit their house.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The department has opened numerous probes into the national security ramifications of imports of wind turbines, airplanes, semiconductors, heavy trucks, polysilicon, copper, timber and lumber and critical minerals.
—Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
All passengers were temporarily deplaned while law enforcement searched the airplane out of an abundance of caution, according to a statement from Frontier Airlines spokesperson Rob Harris.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
Noun
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But as soon as the plane departs, the barriers must remain sealed.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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While many traditional inner-thigh exercises focus solely on squeezing motions, more effective adductor training also incorporates movements in multiple planes and challenges the muscles to work as stabilizers rather than just prime movers.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Birkin famously sketched her ideal bag on an aeroplane sickness bag and the rest is history.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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In July, the airliner grounded all flights for roughly three hours following an IT outage.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The unanticipated additional crew members sometimes made for tight sleeping quarters in the space station, which Williams describes as about the size of an airliner inside.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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