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Recent Examples of midair
Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed midair, prompting a second pilot and co-pilot to take over the controls, Turkish Airlines spokesperson Yahya Üstün said.
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Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The agency announced the penalty Friday, citing a 2024 midair emergency and failures to meet aircraft worthiness inspections.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board confirms to PEOPLE that a Cessna 172 airplane and an Extra EA 300 collided midair while approaching the airport, with a preliminary report expected within 30 days of the accident.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One person was killed, and three others were injured after two planes collided midair near the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in Colorado on Sunday, law enforcement officials said.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The agency announced the penalty Friday, citing a 2024 midair emergency and failures to meet aircraft worthiness inspections.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board confirms to PEOPLE that a Cessna 172 airplane and an Extra EA 300 collided midair while approaching the airport, with a preliminary report expected within 30 days of the accident.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One person was killed, and three others were injured after two planes collided midair near the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in Colorado on Sunday, law enforcement officials said.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midair
Noun
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The color of Samarkand is intensely blue -- the color of sky and water.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Stars are the glittering beacons of the universe — massive nuclear furnaces that light up the night sky and shape the very fabric of galaxies.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Total Chinese household savings currently stand at more than 160 trillion yuan ($22 trillion), a record high, according to HSBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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The optimism Hammack outlined has pushed the S&P 500 to a record high of above 6,600—with analysts expecting that figure to push higher later in the year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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