as in choppers
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
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Recent Examples of helicopters
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Federal authorities used black hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building home to immigrants from Venezuela.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Publishing a book in the literature of survival doesn’t cost as much as a barrel bomb the Asad regime’s helicopters dropped over Darayya.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Geopolitically weakened, Iran can’t expect its ally Russia to come to its aid, beyond shipping helicopters and harboring fleeing leaders, Carnegie Politika wrote.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
They were supported by two helicopters and drone crews, according to a statement from San Bernardino sheriff’s department.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
With help from officers in helicopters and patrol vehicles from assisting law enforcement agencies, officers pursued suspect vehicles that refused to stop, the Sacramento Police Department announced Tuesday in social media posts.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The sky filled with helicopters—some skimming the rooftops—along with fighter jets and B-1 bombers.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
For some, the helicopters flying overhead and protesters flooding the streets this week felt hauntingly familiar.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
The new system could replace the Stinger missile, which can engage low-flying aircraft such as helicopters, jets during takeoff or landing, and some drones.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Federal authorities used black hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building home to immigrants from Venezuela.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Publishing a book in the literature of survival doesn’t cost as much as a barrel bomb the Asad regime’s helicopters dropped over Darayya.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Geopolitically weakened, Iran can’t expect its ally Russia to come to its aid, beyond shipping helicopters and harboring fleeing leaders, Carnegie Politika wrote.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
They were supported by two helicopters and drone crews, according to a statement from San Bernardino sheriff’s department.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
With help from officers in helicopters and patrol vehicles from assisting law enforcement agencies, officers pursued suspect vehicles that refused to stop, the Sacramento Police Department announced Tuesday in social media posts.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The sky filled with helicopters—some skimming the rooftops—along with fighter jets and B-1 bombers.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
For some, the helicopters flying overhead and protesters flooding the streets this week felt hauntingly familiar.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopters
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One of the choppers was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The album also rockets 14-4 on the Top Streaming Albums chart.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 Dec. 2025
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The same title, Boone’s sophomore project, also rockets almost 25 spaces up the Official Album Downloads chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the Packers were likely seen as a playoff contender, the addition of Parsons now catapults them into a new category.—
Eduardo Razo,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At Real Madrid, Bellingham is not the star around whom everything orbits in the same way, sharing the stage with Kylian Mbappe and operating with less freedom in attack.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Helicopters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopters. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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