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drone

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noun (2)

drone

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verb (1)

droning

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verb (2)

present participle of drone

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Noun
The Coast Guard and the NYPD were flying drones over the ship to check exterior hull damage Tuesday, the agency said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025 Russia on Sunday fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys targeting Ukraine's Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, according to Ukraine’s air force. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
When the relatives begin to arrive, crawling in on their knees, droning a dirge about death, Shula promptly departs for a hotel, pink suitcase in tow. Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025 Moreover, the war has introduced them to drone warfare. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drone

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“Drone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drone. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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