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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
Just below the two figures is an airplane painted with her signature geometry.
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Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
But now, the sight of American airplanes over Manila signaled a shift in the tide of war.
—Jeff Langholz, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Families of victims of Boing 737 Max crashes are speaking out after the Justice Department reached a deal Friday that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
But now, the sight of American airplanes over Manila signaled a shift in the tide of war.
—Jeff Langholz, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Families of victims of Boing 737 Max crashes are speaking out after the Justice Department reached a deal Friday that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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The appearance of Trump's name in the flight logs does not necessarily indicate wrongdoing, as many of the individuals named could have been on Epstein's plane for legitimate reasons.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Later analysis shows at least 12 planes destroyed or damaged, and reviews of satellite imagery were continuing.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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The report documented hundreds of instances where balloons, birds and satellites were mistakenly identified, along with a few cases that remain puzzling—such as a close encounter between a commercial airliner and an unidentified object off the New York coast.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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The proposals come months after January's deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial airliner over Washington, D.C., which is under investigation.—
Kris Van Cleave,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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