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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
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Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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To keep dirt particles kicked up by the beater brush entrained in the airstream, the air needed to move fast.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Oct. 2025
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People from the Kansas City area who boarded the ship are highlighted on posters hanging on the walls next to artifacts like fragments of a first-class curtain, a door handle and a White Star Line envelope.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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New Shepard is the same spacecraft that pop star Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King boarded in April for an all-women flight.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Enplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enplane. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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