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
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
That passion got me into electric cars, then into electric planes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
With production moving from 38 airplanes per month to 42 — then eventually 47 and 52 under FAA guidance in the future — Boeing’s ability to make and deliver more planes will lead to strong free cash flow generation in the years ahead.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In February 2023, the president of UPS told supply chain industry publication Freight Waves that the MD-11 was being phased out in favor of newer Boeing planes.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Patel has been a vocal critic of government officials using official planes for personal business.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
On a recent weeklong daddy-and-me trip to Ireland, the duo donned sports coats and tweed hats to board planes, hunted for green apples in hotel gyms, and fueled up on Irish pub food for energy to chase leprechauns.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025
Fear of lawsuits appears to have stymied efforts to install air-monitoring equipment in planes.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
The board's investigation found that near misses between helicopters and planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) occurred at least monthly between 2011 and 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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American, Delta and United airlines each fly hundreds of planes models which have an average age of between 20 to 30 years, according to company reports.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
That passion got me into electric cars, then into electric planes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
With production moving from 38 airplanes per month to 42 — then eventually 47 and 52 under FAA guidance in the future — Boeing’s ability to make and deliver more planes will lead to strong free cash flow generation in the years ahead.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In February 2023, the president of UPS told supply chain industry publication Freight Waves that the MD-11 was being phased out in favor of newer Boeing planes.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Patel has been a vocal critic of government officials using official planes for personal business.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
On a recent weeklong daddy-and-me trip to Ireland, the duo donned sports coats and tweed hats to board planes, hunted for green apples in hotel gyms, and fueled up on Irish pub food for energy to chase leprechauns.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025
Fear of lawsuits appears to have stymied efforts to install air-monitoring equipment in planes.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
The board's investigation found that near misses between helicopters and planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) occurred at least monthly between 2011 and 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
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Hubbard said the airplanes are typically not jets, but rather turboprop and piston airplanes flying to and from smaller airports.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive on Saturday to the owners and operators of Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, and MD-11F cargo airplanes for inspection after a deadly crash in Kentucky.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 Nov. 2025
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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 Nov. 2025.
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