as in airplanes
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
a plane flew overhead
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as in smoothes
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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as in flies
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current
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Recent Examples of planes
Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
And, of course, Rob is on planes 24/7, which means their lives are entirely impacted by flying — as well as the unusual work schedule that comes along with Rob’s job.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Military planes and ships are affected, too.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Compared to cars and planes, Amtrak's trains are significantly more energy efficient per passenger mile, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, using roughly half the energy of a light-duty vehicle, for example.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Only weeks later, on September 11, al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four passenger planes and carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history, killing nearly 3,000 people.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
The structure is covered with flat planes of shades of white and gray, while the occasional architectural elements painted in a primary color stand out noticeably.
—JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
It will be manned by Qatari planes and Qatari pilots.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Boeing 737 Max planes sit at the airport in Renton, Washington.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
Pretty much every airline is flying the same kinds of planes, and there are a limited number of manufacturers of overhead bins and other storage solutions, so that kind of space is essentially the same on every carrier.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
And, of course, Rob is on planes 24/7, which means their lives are entirely impacted by flying — as well as the unusual work schedule that comes along with Rob’s job.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Military planes and ships are affected, too.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Compared to cars and planes, Amtrak's trains are significantly more energy efficient per passenger mile, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, using roughly half the energy of a light-duty vehicle, for example.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Only weeks later, on September 11, al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four passenger planes and carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history, killing nearly 3,000 people.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
The structure is covered with flat planes of shades of white and gray, while the occasional architectural elements painted in a primary color stand out noticeably.
—JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
It will be manned by Qatari planes and Qatari pilots.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Boeing 737 Max planes sit at the airport in Renton, Washington.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
Noun
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Embraer has about 18,000 employees and is a leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes with up to 150 seats.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Oct. 2025
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Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Planes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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