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
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Mythology holds that a triangular region on Lake Michigan is a mysterious spot where ships, people and planes have been known to disappear, in many cases never to be found, according to the Great Lakes Museum.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Key Background For years, aviation industry personnel have been vocal about their concern regarding lithium batteries on planes.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
JetBlue is retiring the E190s for more fuel-efficient planes with modern amenities.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The Vitra Fire Station’s sharp, angular concrete planes garnered international acclaim for Hadid, putting her name and architectural style on the global map.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
United Airlines is also working to equip its planes to offer its loyalty program members free Wi-Fi through Starlink.
—Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
No injuries were reported, and passengers on both planes were able to board other planes to reach their destinations.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some of the 600 children were already in planes ready for departure, The Washington Post reported.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Her father loved to fly, Julia Norem said, and often brought the Norem children to the airport on weekends to watch planes take off and land.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Mythology holds that a triangular region on Lake Michigan is a mysterious spot where ships, people and planes have been known to disappear, in many cases never to be found, according to the Great Lakes Museum.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Key Background For years, aviation industry personnel have been vocal about their concern regarding lithium batteries on planes.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
JetBlue is retiring the E190s for more fuel-efficient planes with modern amenities.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The Vitra Fire Station’s sharp, angular concrete planes garnered international acclaim for Hadid, putting her name and architectural style on the global map.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
United Airlines is also working to equip its planes to offer its loyalty program members free Wi-Fi through Starlink.
—Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
No injuries were reported, and passengers on both planes were able to board other planes to reach their destinations.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some of the 600 children were already in planes ready for departure, The Washington Post reported.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
airplanes
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Nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York City, Washington, DC, and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four US commercial airplanes bound for West Coast destinations.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their work promises smaller, faster, and more affordable chips used in everything from smartphones to airplanes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Planes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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