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Recent Examples of midair
There’s head coach Reid kissing the Super Bowl trophy, quarterback Mahomes throwing a pass while horizontal in midair and Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson puffing on a cigarette in an image football fans know well.
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Lisa Gutierrez
march 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Federal Aviation Administration now requires radar separation after a deadly midair crash exposed risks in visual-only systems.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The latest victim, Todd Inman, was the NTSB’s on-site representative for the investigation of the midair collision of a civilian airliner and Army helicopter that killed 67 people over the Potomac River in Washington 14 months ago.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
When the news broke, a United Airlines flight from Newark carrying more than 100 passengers was required to make an abrupt U-turn midair.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Gutierrez
march 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Federal Aviation Administration now requires radar separation after a deadly midair crash exposed risks in visual-only systems.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The latest victim, Todd Inman, was the NTSB’s on-site representative for the investigation of the midair collision of a civilian airliner and Army helicopter that killed 67 people over the Potomac River in Washington 14 months ago.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
When the news broke, a United Airlines flight from Newark carrying more than 100 passengers was required to make an abrupt U-turn midair.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midair
Noun
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The Philadelphia area will wake up to temperatures at or below freezing under clear skies on Thursday morning.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Harvesting rainwater has many benefits from saving money on your water bill to utilizing what freely falls from the sky for times when raindrops aren’t so abundant.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Friday into the weekend are preliminarily expected to remain partly sunny, with highs reaching up into the 60s through Sunday, forecasts show.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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All told, Martone’s five shots and nine shot attempts were team highs.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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