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a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone
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Recent Examples of choppers
One of the choppers was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.
—Veralyn Williams, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Levine Cava bristled, saying the only money left to fund the choppers would be the county’s emergency fund — dollars reserved for hurricanes or other calamities.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Reagan National Airport has the nation's busiest runway, and commercial planes and choppers share nearby airspace.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The exhibition, showcasing the creative work of independent builders from around the globe, will include choppers, café racers, and even some radical contraptions for which no generic description applies.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
Despite the noise, food choppers have some advantages.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.
—Veralyn Williams, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Levine Cava bristled, saying the only money left to fund the choppers would be the county’s emergency fund — dollars reserved for hurricanes or other calamities.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Reagan National Airport has the nation's busiest runway, and commercial planes and choppers share nearby airspace.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The exhibition, showcasing the creative work of independent builders from around the globe, will include choppers, café racers, and even some radical contraptions for which no generic description applies.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
Despite the noise, food choppers have some advantages.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choppers
helicopters
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The new system could replace the Stinger missile, which can engage low-flying aircraft such as helicopters, jets during takeoff or landing, and some drones.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Federal authorities used black hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building home to immigrants from Venezuela.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Choppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choppers. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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