enplaning

variants also emplaning
present participle of enplane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enplaning
Verb
  • Passengers boarding the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship in Miami first saw the bellhops, standing stiffly and wearing formal English uniforms.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In the Pennsylvania incident, a Delta flight that was boarding at the time of the incident was searched out of an abundance of caution, the airline confirmed to Fox News Digital.
    Ashley J. DiMella , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Quick math suggests that unless more than one Group of 5 conference team makes the CFP — highly unlikely — somebody is getting in at 9-3.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Bowman blamed the city administration for getting in the way of police officers.
    Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Enplaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enplaning. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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