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 smoothes
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
Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Two United Airlines planes were involved in a minor collision at San Francisco International Airport on Labor Day, the airline confirmed.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some of the 600 children were already in planes ready for departure, The Washington Post reported.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How technology is helping planes handle turbulence The airline industry is exploring new ways to make turbulence easier to detect.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The attractions at the open house included vintage planes, plus flyovers, a parachute jump and fireworks.
—David Chiu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And while there are no self-flying planes yet, the team is involved with ongoing trials for autonomous driving for ground handling vehicles, from cargo transport to snowplows.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Omar al Bayoumi and Fahad al Thumairy are named in the lawsuit as links to the radical Islamic al Qaeda hijackers who rammed planes into New York City’s two World Trade Center towers over two decades ago, killing nearly 3,000 people.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Hollywood has pushed action into hanging off of planes or cars tumbling downstairs, which is all great and enjoyable, but there is something about the physics of a real-world chase scene that was fun to get back to.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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United Airlines is also working to equip its planes to offer its loyalty program members free Wi-Fi through Starlink.
—Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Two United Airlines planes were involved in a minor collision at San Francisco International Airport on Labor Day, the airline confirmed.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some of the 600 children were already in planes ready for departure, The Washington Post reported.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How technology is helping planes handle turbulence The airline industry is exploring new ways to make turbulence easier to detect.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The attractions at the open house included vintage planes, plus flyovers, a parachute jump and fireworks.
—David Chiu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And while there are no self-flying planes yet, the team is involved with ongoing trials for autonomous driving for ground handling vehicles, from cargo transport to snowplows.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Omar al Bayoumi and Fahad al Thumairy are named in the lawsuit as links to the radical Islamic al Qaeda hijackers who rammed planes into New York City’s two World Trade Center towers over two decades ago, killing nearly 3,000 people.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Hollywood has pushed action into hanging off of planes or cars tumbling downstairs, which is all great and enjoyable, but there is something about the physics of a real-world chase scene that was fun to get back to.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
airplanes
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Kevin Carter | Getty Images JetBlue Airways plans to install Amazon's Project Kuiper on some of its airplanes to bolster in-flight Wi-Fi, the companies announced Thursday, in a vote of confidence for the nascent internet satellite service.—
Annie Palmer,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Newer airplanes are built with flexible wings, better aerodynamic control, and advanced autopilot systems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Planes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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