helicoptered

past tense of helicopter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicoptered
Verb
  • After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Orlean’s writing about Rajneeshpuram catapulted her to the national stage and led to calls from venues like Glamour and Vogue.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Organizers of this weekend's demonstrations say national frustrations and fears have rocketed since late spring, when the first wave of No Kings rallies took place.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Lions have rocketed this fall behind freshmen Sterling Flores, Ava Irwin, Tessa Russell and Katherine Meier, and several multi-sport athletes.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Mini-moon uncovered last year In August 2024, scientists discovered asteroid 2024 PT5, a mini-moon that temporarily orbited the Earth in fall 2024.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Leavitt took the snap and darted right, headed for the first-down marker on the sideline.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • As per Union’s Instagram, the couple jetted in for some serious R&R over the weekend.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Helicoptered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicoptered. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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