Thesaurus results for MIDAIR

midair

noun

as in sky

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Recent Examples of midair The National Transportation Safety Board said the technology could have prevented the deadly midair collision near Washington by giving pilots more warning and time to react. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026 Thirteen months after an Army helicopter collided in midair with an American Airlines flight landing at Reagan National Airport, the Pentagon blew up a good bipartisan deal on Tuesday that would prevent such an accident from happening again. —

Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026 Washington — The House of Representatives is set to consider whether a collision avoidance system that supporters say could have prevented last year’s deadly midair collision near Washington should be required on every plane in the US. —

Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026 The apartment spans three levels with soaring 43-foot ceilings and a glass-bottom swimming pool suspended in midair. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midair

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Numerical simulations showcased that lightning-like discharges can occur in solid materials just a few centimeters wide, rather than across kilometers of sky.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
But with complete control of the skies Hegseth said the air forces would use 500-, 1,000- and 2,000-pound precision bombs with additional planes.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026