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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormers
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Court documents filed in December by the Department of Justice as part of a civil lawsuit brought last year by the family of a passenger killed on flight 5342 show the US government admitting failures by the Black Hawk pilots and a controller in the Reagan National Airport tower.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Investigators said controllers in the Reagan tower had been overly reliant on asking pilots to spot other aircraft and maintain visual separation.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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However the role of naval aviators—renowned for their flying skills—has not been eliminated, and unmanned technology is seeing pilots able to wield swarms of drones under their command in flight.—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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With allowable errors in the helicopter’s altimeters and other equipment, as well as Army rules expecting aviators to hold their altitude within 100 feet, the aircraft can end up being much closer.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Indiana members will replace soldiers and airmen from other states who have been mobilized since August.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota National Guard Joint Staff Director Simon Schaefer said the agency, which consists of 13,000 soldiers and airmen, has begun preparations in the event the Guard is activated — including equipment checks and notifying service members.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2026
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The casting matches the meathead characters visually, but the disproportionate number of objectively bad thespians on Team Thin Blue Line results in an acting performance disparity that’s sometimes brutal to watch as the fighting progresses.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2026
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The point is, a whole generation of young British thespians has figured out the one thing almost as good as being cast as James Bond is being rumored for the part.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the movie chaptered like a stage play, Manners captures the two actresses’ rhythms organically with an insightful and mischievously British sense of humor.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Both actresses were nominated last year for their performances in Wicked.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Two actors received double recognition when the Library of Congress announced its most recent additions to the National Film Registry, a collection of classic films intended to highlight film preservation efforts and the depth and breadth of American film.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can see authentic movie props, costumes worn by actors and re-creations of iconic scenes and settings.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Buyers might not be strategic players, but instead private equity firms with plenty of cash on hand.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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These Star Wars games also standardized joystick controls in space sims — something that can still be felt in modern space sims to this day — and included precision flight physics and innovative mission design to keep players immersed in its impressive recreation of the Star Wars universe.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Barnstormers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormers. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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