planes 1 of 3

plural of plane

planes

2 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of plane
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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planes

3 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of plane
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
Noun
DiFuria described a billionaire family that went from feeling guilty about their spending to owning yachts and planes and moving to an area where other billionaires live. — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 Some companies that owned Spirit's planes before bankruptcy will just sell their parts, but some may keep the planes in storage. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The team used derivatives of triptycene, a molecule whose three planes form a propeller-like arrangement. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 This election season, candidates have hit the campaign trail in bush planes, boats, and dog sleds. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 Al Drago / Getty American ⁠Airlines planes flew less full in the third quarter even as passenger yields jumped more than 18%. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 The Viceroy can carry 12 adult passengers and luggage in addition to its two captains, more than most private helicopters and small planes. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 The school called neighbors, who entered their two-story home by TavernAero Airport, a private airstrip in a neighborhood where residents park planes and boats by their homes, and made the grisly discovery. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Local airlines have moved planes parked at Riyadh airport to other locations while the airport remains a Houthi target, suggesting that travel to the capital is not expected to resume soon. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
Noun
  • Intterra has for years provided software to the state that helps emergency officials collect the latest information, such as fire perimeter maps created by Cal OES intel airplanes, and share it with firefighters in the field.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The commercial segment booked 300 net orders in the quarter and exited with a $612 billion backlog, representing over 6,300 airplanes.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Massaging it into the scalp promotes growth (stimulating blood flow to the area is how the magic happens), while applying it through the lengths reduces breakage and smoothes each strand for a silky, frizz-free finish.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
  • All of this pillow talk smooths Kate’s path to selling Hal on her idea of extracting the bodies from the Russian sub.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Great Pumpkin flies around the world leaving presents in pumpkin patches for his staunchest believers.
    — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Live flies landing on food such as tuna, cheese and chicken were cited at three of seven South Florida restaurants temporarily shut down last week.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • That shaves a year off the typical 120-hour bachelor’s degree.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For example, using behind-the-meter battery storage or local generation during peak windows actively shaves expensive demand charges without sacrificing performance.
    — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This news soon wings its way to Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), the magazine’s publisher, who hires her to be Runway’s features editor.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Tornado levels homes in Enid, Oklahoma Residents of Enid, Oklahoma, are surveying the damage on Friday after a massive tornado ripped through the city on Thursday night.
    — Jack Moore, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The main difference is that Ruisdael cranes upward, to behold a castle on a hill, whereas Vermeer levels his gaze across open water.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Using photogammetry, a technique which renders 2D surfaces into 3D models, and game engines, Montoya directs a virtual drone that hovers over the ruins of cities and its strange, frozen residents.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As Indy hovers above us, for instance, his legs and hips subtly shift.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Planes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planes. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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