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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocket planes
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To the east, it is flanked by a Marine Corps air station, which sends fighter jets roaring overhead for training missions.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026 -
More than 1,700 missiles and drones have been fired towards the UAE since the war began, according to the country’s defense ministry, more than 90% of them downed by interceptors, fighter jets and helicopters.—
Paula Hancocks,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Neither Diego Garcia nor Fairford, the key forward operating base for US strategic bombers in Europe, was used in last June’s one-time B-2 bomber strike on Iranian nuclear sites.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Clark, a Harvard engineer who wrote his college thesis on electric aviation 25 years ago, hopes to get the certification needed for his aircraft to carry paying passengers by the end of next year.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The second aircraft landed safely.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Rocket planes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket%20planes. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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