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Recent Examples of midair
Physically frail, yet in full verbal command, Julian doesn’t talk to Lori so much as at her, pausing only to fire off questions that harden, in midair, into assumptions.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia flight instructor John Aytch had just wrapped up a lesson on midair crises when suddenly, one of those exact scenarios happened and required a sudden emergency landing.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 20, Kansas City Star, 20 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
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia flight instructor John Aytch had just wrapped up a lesson on midair crises when suddenly, one of those exact scenarios happened and required a sudden emergency landing.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 20, Kansas City Star, 20 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midair
Noun
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Not everybody thinks the sky is falling.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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When the drizzle calls for noodles, Yoroshiku delivers a steaming bowl of ramen that pairs perfectly with gray skies.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The declines come after a winning week for Wall Street, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite climbing to all-time highs last week following a ceasefire between Iran and Lebanon.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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In March, temperatures regularly touch highs from 95 F to 105 F.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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