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 smooths
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
Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Many airline passengers insist they're being forced to check their carry-on bags — even as empty overhead bins on planes remain onboard.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Over time, applications could expand to regional aircraft and eventually to larger passenger planes.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
But just before extraction, two C-130 transports planes designed for special ops missions got stuck at the FARP, delaying their escape, according to the Times.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The order included a demand that the Department of Homeland Security turn around planes carrying those being deported.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Even with American ships and planes providing support, there would still be a relatively short window of time to shoot down every drone or missile launched from the mainland at the island, Eisenstadt said.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Qatar Airways sent several of its planes to storage in Spain as its operations were cut.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, the USS Tripoli, a naval warship, arrived in the Middle East carrying about 3,500 sailors and Marines and a transport of fighter planes.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
By Saturday, the Pentagon had surged more than 150 aircraft to join the effort to rescue the weapons system officer, Dude 44B, including 64 fighter jets, four bombers, 48 refuelers, 13 rescue planes and 26 intelligence and jamming aircraft, sources told CBS News.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Many airline passengers insist they're being forced to check their carry-on bags — even as empty overhead bins on planes remain onboard.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Over time, applications could expand to regional aircraft and eventually to larger passenger planes.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
But just before extraction, two C-130 transports planes designed for special ops missions got stuck at the FARP, delaying their escape, according to the Times.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The order included a demand that the Department of Homeland Security turn around planes carrying those being deported.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Even with American ships and planes providing support, there would still be a relatively short window of time to shoot down every drone or missile launched from the mainland at the island, Eisenstadt said.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Qatar Airways sent several of its planes to storage in Spain as its operations were cut.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, the USS Tripoli, a naval warship, arrived in the Middle East carrying about 3,500 sailors and Marines and a transport of fighter planes.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
Noun
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Not even airplanes flew overhead.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But deportations clearly turned out to be far more complicated than the government expected, restricted by a variety of legal challenges, the scope of the international agreements and a limited number of airplanes.—
Molly A. Wallace,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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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 11 Apr. 2026.
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