planed 1 of 2

past tense of plane
as in smoothed
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps planed the wood for the picnic table perfectly smooth so that no one would get splinters

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planed

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verb (2)

past tense of plane

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Recent Examples of planed
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As for what’s next, the triplets have trips planed to visit their cousins in Miami before heading to Martha’s Vineyard for a large family gathering. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 On Flight 12, however, the company planed to return Super Heavy a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico rather than risk a recovery mishap that could damage the pad on the first flight of brand-new hardware. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 May 2026 The rough edges have been planed down, the cold chased out. Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 In 2021, a man planed to propose to his girlfriend during a romantic gondola ride in Las Vegas, with passersby stopping to watch and record the sweet moment. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Timeline for the brand extends over the next two years into 2028, with new product launches planed over the next 24 months. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planed
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  • My father had been a projectionist briefly in the ’50s, and that smoothed my path into the union, which was a very closed union.
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The hair at the crown is smoothed back but not slick—in fact, there’s a decent amount of volume up top—with virtually no visible part.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 2 July 2026
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  • The ship is regularly sailed and rowed, and on select outings visitors can even take an oar themselves—making Tønsberg one of the few places where World Cup fans can find out just how much harder the real thing is than the stadium version.
    Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • On this day in 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 July 2026
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  • Joe Mack shaved the Marlins’ deficit to 5-3 with a two-run homer off AJ Blubaugh in the seventh, his ninth home run of the season and second of the series.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Giffords was hooked up to tubes and monitors, and her head was shaved.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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“Planed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planed. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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