enplaning

verb

variants also emplaning
present participle of enplane
as in boarding

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  1. boarding
  2. getting in
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  • French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Big airport jackpots aren't unheard of While a multimillion-dollar airport jackpot is rare, Harry Reid International Airport has seen several other travelers strike it rich before boarding their flights.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of boarding
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  • Kleban ended up delaying the start of his campaign, not getting in until Platner had already caught fire.
    — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Now Togethxr, the sports media company co-founded by veteran exec Jessica Robertson alongside pro athletes Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel and Sue Bird, is getting in the weekly podcast game.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of getting in
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“Enplaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enplaning. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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