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Recent Examples of enplane
June 6, 2023 Lee is far from alone: Last year, 11,389 wheelchairs, power wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled during enplaning, according to the latest figures from the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2023
All told, 626,110 passengers were either enplaned or deplaned at CVG last month, up from 576,859 passengers in February 2019.
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2023
All told, 626,110 passengers were either enplaned or deplaned at CVG last month, up from 576,859 passengers in February 2019.
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enplane
Verb
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When all of us were entrained, rhythm section, guitars, and voices...—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Jan. 2026
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Our desire to feel good (and not bad) entrains us to fulfill our bodies’ needs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Just before the deployment, there was an ugly scene at San Francisco International Airport after agents carried away a passenger, originally from Guatemala, who was waiting to board a domestic flight with her daughter.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Metrics and siloed organizational structures can get in the way of breakthroughs like a whole new system for boarding a plane.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Enplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enplane. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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