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Recent Examples of bomber
The SkyWest pilot identified the second plane as a B-52 bomber.
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Selina Guevara, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Authorities are investigating an incident involving a pilot flying a Delta Air Lines regional jet, who made a hard turn to avoid colliding with a US Air Force B-52 bomber, according to audio taken on the plane.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
France has its own independent arsenal of nuclear weapons, with both submarine and jet bomber delivery systems.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The PT boat became the bomber squadron of 15 bombers and their crews that Bentsen commanded at age 23.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Selina Guevara, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Authorities are investigating an incident involving a pilot flying a Delta Air Lines regional jet, who made a hard turn to avoid colliding with a US Air Force B-52 bomber, according to audio taken on the plane.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
France has its own independent arsenal of nuclear weapons, with both submarine and jet bomber delivery systems.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The PT boat became the bomber squadron of 15 bombers and their crews that Bentsen commanded at age 23.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bomber
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Informed by intelligence gathered by the Mossad’s agents on the ground, Israeli warplanes pounded nuclear facilities, destroyed around half of Iran’s 3,000 ballistic missiles and 80% of its launchers, and fired missiles at the bedrooms of Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Other files contained designs for sensors used to warn U.S. warplanes of incoming heat-seeking missiles and to jam their infrared tracking.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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In addition to the port attack, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces also hit the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region—a facility within the Rosneft system that produces jet fuel and other materials critical to the Russian military.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Aviva, who was operating the jet ski at the time, remains hospitalized, reported WTVJ.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The world’s first airplane hijacking took place on the Miss Macao seaplane in 1948.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
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Knight is credited with rescuing 20 ocean vessels and at least eight seaplanes and riding out six hurricanes at the top of the lighthouse.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is an unflinching look behind the facade of a fighter, and a role that sees Dwayne Johnson reinvent himself as the ROCKY of a new generation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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The other tourist spaceship that is expected to get airborne in 2012 is the Lynx rocket plane from Xcor Aerospace, in Mojave.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Dec. 2011
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Stratolaunch tests reusable hypersonic rocket plane.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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According to the study, fewer than six Steve Backshall’s Andean toads have been discovered over the last 16 years, despite multiple surveys focused solely on documenting amphibians in the Cerro Candelaria region where it was discovered.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 24,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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Many fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds may produce a compound that protects their cells against the sun’s damaging effects.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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The deal will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before the crashes, according to court papers filed Friday.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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On January 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.—
Theo Burman
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bomber. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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