ENPLANING Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

enplaning

verb

variants also emplaning

present participle of enplane

as in boarding

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Investigators found a video showing a customer boarding a plane in Havana bound for Fort Lauderdale, along with messages celebrating arrivals on the Cancun-Fort Lauderdale route and photographs of passports and airline tickets.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
For Harry, a typical workday involves boarding the subway and identifying the easy targets.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

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