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
Ayana Archie, NPR, 4 June 2026
Video taken at the scene showed helicopters flying low, with troops rappelling onto the roof.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Among the projects advanced by the White House is a new helipad for Marine One helicopters, planned for on the South Lawn.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
There are jets to be chartered, helicopters from the jets to be booked, and glam squads to be assembled in hotel suites where stylists have filled out racks.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 June 2026
The day was hard for the family as dozens of officers searched by foot, helicopters searched over the hills behind Bishamondo and volunteers helped as well.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Merlin helicopters, such as the Merlin Mk4 involved in the incident, usually have a crew of four and can carry up to 24 troops.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Gangs, rebels, and soldiers started massacring elephants, sometimes from military helicopters.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Four days of advance notice, and the response was still helicopters, a closed highway and an injured officer.
—Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Noun
Its disaster response fleet includes boats, barges and helicopters that can transport team members and equipment through hard-to-reach areas including swamps and mountains after a disaster, according to Shannon Browning, the associate director of AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery team.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 4 June 2026
Video taken at the scene showed helicopters flying low, with troops rappelling onto the roof.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Among the projects advanced by the White House is a new helipad for Marine One helicopters, planned for on the South Lawn.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
There are jets to be chartered, helicopters from the jets to be booked, and glam squads to be assembled in hotel suites where stylists have filled out racks.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 June 2026
The day was hard for the family as dozens of officers searched by foot, helicopters searched over the hills behind Bishamondo and volunteers helped as well.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Merlin helicopters, such as the Merlin Mk4 involved in the incident, usually have a crew of four and can carry up to 24 troops.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Gangs, rebels, and soldiers started massacring elephants, sometimes from military helicopters.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Four days of advance notice, and the response was still helicopters, a closed highway and an injured officer.
—Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopters
Noun
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Gadgets are much appreciated for this dad, including tongs, spatulas, choppers, and cleaning tools that are friendly to the griddle surface, along with dome covers for melting cheeses, burger presses, and squeeze bottles for theatre.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Not even the pork choppers were as arrogant and scornful of voting rights as the current mob.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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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For a few years now, there’s been at least one young Western Conference team that catapults up the standings from the lottery more dramatically than anyone predicts.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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And soon, an explosion of violence takes place that catapults the audience back through their lives, from the ’80s to the present day.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the foreground, the hardware of the space station stands rigid in space, the station's solar panels extended as the outpost orbits hundreds of miles above Earth.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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Because the station orbits Earth once every 90 minutes, the crew on board sees 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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“Helicopters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopters. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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