midair

noun

Definition of midairnext
as in sky

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Recent Examples of midair Last year, after a midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River killed 67 people, Rocheleau returned to the FAA to serve as acting administrator. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Travelers aboard a recent Delta Air Lines flight faced a midair scare when oxygen masks suddenly dropped in the passenger cabin. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 After liftoff, the V-2 started tilting midair and only made it to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 meters) before falling back to Earth. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Psychiatry is the work of building the airplane while flying it carefully, collaboratively, and compassionately, as conditions may change midair. — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midair
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  1. sky
  2. high
Noun
  • Standing barefoot outside his home at 8th Street and Balboa Boulevard, holding a cup of coffee, Ross Stewart, 79, stared at the gray sky and at the berms.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the objects can be spotted with a modest backyard telescope under dark sky conditions, which has made the Messier catalog a popular sightseeing checklist for amateur astronomers looking to explore the wonders beyond our solar system.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of sky
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  • With housing costs near historic highs, homeownership can feel like a distant dream.
    — Michelle Vartan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • European benchmark natural gas prices neared their recent high from mid-September earlier on Thursday before pulling back.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of high

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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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