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Recent Examples of jetliner
Boeing's 787 aircraft is the only commercial jetliner that does not draw air through the aircraft's engine.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The roughly 3,000-square-foot residence offers floor-to-ceiling glass, a deck with jetliner views, a rich red home theater, and an open-concept living space set high above the Sunset Strip.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025
The company said its jetliner deliveries drove it back into cash-positive territory for the first time in nearly two years in October.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Many of my co-workers had previously worked at the Boeing aircraft company and reeled off rollicking facts about how during the steep, screaming plunge before a jetliner crash the passengers’ internal organs will actually begin to liquify.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The roughly 3,000-square-foot residence offers floor-to-ceiling glass, a deck with jetliner views, a rich red home theater, and an open-concept living space set high above the Sunset Strip.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025
The company said its jetliner deliveries drove it back into cash-positive territory for the first time in nearly two years in October.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Many of my co-workers had previously worked at the Boeing aircraft company and reeled off rollicking facts about how during the steep, screaming plunge before a jetliner crash the passengers’ internal organs will actually begin to liquify.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetliner
Noun
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During the first wave of search and rescue after the jet was downed, the pilot was located and extracted by an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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After a dramatic Easter weekend for the war in Iran—downed American fighter jets, a daring rescue behind enemy lines, and strikes on universities and petrochemical plants—traders hesitated at Monday’s opening bell.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Guests can explore the region by scenic flight in a Twin Otter turboprop or a ride in a Tucker, which looks like a Sunkist orange snow tank.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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United used a 30-passenger turboprop for the flights, which ceased when the company switched to new jets that needed a longer runway.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Witnesses saw the aircraft flying low, then take a steep right turn before crashing into the building about six miles south of the airport in Lantana, according to the report.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Alex Souponetsky, the general manager of Fly Legacy Aviation, told CBS News Philadelphia in a statement that a Piper Pilot 100i training aircraft's engine lost power over the Delaware River on Wednesday.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian officials report that it is powered by a JT80 turbojet from the Chinese company Telefly, offering greater thrust than the engine used in the Geran‑3.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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When the aircraft goes supersonic, the engine functions like a turbojet, with combustion going active to produce high-velocity thrust.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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In this screenshot from one of the live cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the new Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being jettisoned away from the station.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The tanker is believed to have carried approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline during the crash.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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In 1990, a tanker ship ran over its own anchor; a quarter century later, a pipeline on land ruptured, sending a river of oil straight to the sea.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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Graves has been at the center of discussions about aviation safety and investigations into the deadly 2025 collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over the Potomac River.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The issues included airport signage regulation, aviation permitting for the developer of a supersonic airliner and advancements in GPS technology.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetliner. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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