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
Soo-Hyang Choi, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
That $67 ticket informed me that the airline was selling seats to fill planes and slashing staff and services to dangerous levels.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
But his company, UrbanLink Air Mobility, is not ordering planes from either Vertical or Archer.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Emma Oliver grew up around planes.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Tourists have mostly vanished; there is no more jet fuel for the planes to take them home.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Drones are hard to pinpoint on radar systems calibrated for spotting high-speed missiles and can be mistaken for birds or planes.
—Emma Burrows, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
The company has also introduced a 100 miles per hour speed cap for in-motion use on the Roam and Priority plans, effectively blocking small planes from using the satellite internet service.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Four more planes are heading to Muscat and Salalah in Oman to fly home Czech tourists.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
Data from the Flightradar24 website indicated that US military transport planes, including C-17 and C-5, flew out of South Korea’s Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, one as recently as Saturday.
—Soo-Hyang Choi, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
That $67 ticket informed me that the airline was selling seats to fill planes and slashing staff and services to dangerous levels.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
But his company, UrbanLink Air Mobility, is not ordering planes from either Vertical or Archer.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Emma Oliver grew up around planes.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Tourists have mostly vanished; there is no more jet fuel for the planes to take them home.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Drones are hard to pinpoint on radar systems calibrated for spotting high-speed missiles and can be mistaken for birds or planes.
—Emma Burrows, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
The company has also introduced a 100 miles per hour speed cap for in-motion use on the Roam and Priority plans, effectively blocking small planes from using the satellite internet service.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Four more planes are heading to Muscat and Salalah in Oman to fly home Czech tourists.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
Noun
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Production of new 737 MAX airplanes continues at the existing rate, Boeing said.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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This altitude exceeds the cruising height of most airplanes, which is why pilots often choose to navigate around thunderstorms to avoid a bumpy ride.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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