Thesaurus results for FLIGHT PATH

flight path

noun

as in trajectory

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Recent Examples of flight path The investigation also ruled out human error and found no evidence of drones over the target line or of birds in its flight path. —

Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. —

ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026 As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust. —

Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026 But the drone’s flight path could be read as a message from Iran about the perils of war. —

Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path

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As investors sift through the jobs data in the week ahead, the goal is to gain at least some additional clarity on the economy’s trajectory and the Fed’s next moves.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
To be clear, the astronauts aboard Orion for Artemis 2 won't actually enter orbit around the moon, but will instead slingshot around the lunar far side in a figure-eight trajectory that puts the spacecraft on a direct course back to Earth.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026