Thesaurus results for FLIGHT PATH

flight path

noun

Definition of flight path

as in trajectory

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Recent Examples of flight path The construction site is directly beneath a flight path to Reagan National Airport, and large cranes might be less than two hundred feet from descending planes. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Your next DoorDash order could arrive with a flight path instead of a driver. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Before the next disaster, the city and the FAA owe the tens of thousands of residents living under this flight path a proactive plan, not another investigation after another catastrophe. — Janet Handal, New York Daily News, 13 July 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. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path

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Noun

Using Imdelltra earlier Amgen said the findings also suggest that using Imdelltra earlier in a patient's treatment could meaningfully alter the trajectory of the disease.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
In September, a Chinese rocket took off from a remote spaceport in the Gobi Desert, released 10 satellites into orbit, then reignited its engine and put itself on a trajectory to rain down debris over the American Midwest, Ars reports.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of trajectory

Noun

Allen took only two dribbles — one before midcourt and one after — gathered his feet, and pulled up from the left side of the arc.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
The arc of Bradley Whitford’s career makes for a grim report card on the state of the country.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of arc

Noun

Beer says that the main transmission route of viruses of the Simbu serogroup are biting midges, which can rapidly spread infections, especially in the summer and autumn.

— Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Along most of its route, the water dropped just one meter in elevation per kilometer.

— Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

Plans also incorporate a 10-foot-wide paved side path along the school side of the corridor, providing a separated walking and biking trail.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Baltzor, and hired riders, had to hoof it through heavy smoke into the mountains to extract their cattle from the path of the fires.

— Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of path

Noun

Sixteen candidates are competing for three at-large seats on the Los Angeles Community College District board, with broad agreement that students need more support for basic needs and pathways to good-paying jobs.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
About a fourth of voters – over 500,000 Albertans – wanted another vote, the first step on a pathway towards secession from Canada.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of pathway

Noun

The wreckage of Wednesday's crash reminded many of the aftermath of another train collision in January, when 46 people died in southern Spain when an Iryo train jumped the track and hit an oncoming Renfe train.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
But at the moment, the Heat’s rebounding record is not as important to Adebayo as getting his game and the team back on the right track amid a rocky start to the season.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of track

Noun

The other two, Descript and Resemble AI, had taken steps to make nonconsensual cloning harder.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Yet over the past year, Netanyahu has taken steps that angered Trump and others in his administration, including strikes in Lebanon and Gaza that undercut his regional peace efforts.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of steps

Noun

There are few households in Israel that haven’t been affected in some way by the events that have played out since, leaving a sense of profound grief and insecurity that lingers across the Israeli society.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
The second-year fifth-round pick started at the MIKE spot and handled green-dot responsibilities on his way to recording six tackles and being active throughout the night.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

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