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
Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Both flight crews responded to onboard traffic alerts, the FAA said, helping the planes avoid a potential midair conflict.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The ship carries an air wing of more than 75 aircraft, including F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters, EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft, and E-2D early warning planes.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Washington — Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s had to make evasive maneuvers on Saturday at Nashville International Airport after collision alarms in the cockpit warned the pilots the planes were too close together.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
At the end of Q4, Boeing's commercial backlog was over 6,100 planes, valued at a record $567 billion.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The planes were loaded up and the HEU was flown back to the United States, taken to a Department of Energy complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for safekeeping.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Most planes already have the complementary ADS-B Out systems that broadcast their locations.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
United recently announced that its next-gen Polaris suites, its top-of-the-line experience that guests can now experience on planes flying stateside.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
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Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Both flight crews responded to onboard traffic alerts, the FAA said, helping the planes avoid a potential midair conflict.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The ship carries an air wing of more than 75 aircraft, including F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters, EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft, and E-2D early warning planes.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Washington — Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s had to make evasive maneuvers on Saturday at Nashville International Airport after collision alarms in the cockpit warned the pilots the planes were too close together.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
At the end of Q4, Boeing's commercial backlog was over 6,100 planes, valued at a record $567 billion.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The planes were loaded up and the HEU was flown back to the United States, taken to a Department of Energy complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for safekeeping.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Most planes already have the complementary ADS-B Out systems that broadcast their locations.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
United recently announced that its next-gen Polaris suites, its top-of-the-line experience that guests can now experience on planes flying stateside.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
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Search teams from across the state responded to begin looking for Sites, including dog teams, drones, helicopters, airplanes and crews on foot.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Out in the Pacific Ocean, Navy corpsmen, doctors and other first-responders on ships and in airplanes were on hand should something unexpected happen.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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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 25 Apr. 2026.
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