supersonic

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Recent Examples of supersonic The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2020 There’s no amount of computing power that can make the Wright Flyer supersonic. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 11 Dec. 2019 The Devils landed winger Patrick Maroon, no stranger to riding shotgun beside former superstar teammates like Connor McDavid and Ryan Getzlaf, as well as the supersonic Michael Grabner last Thursday. Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 27 Feb. 2018 The SuperSonics had back-to-back picks, Nos. 6 and 7, after their championship and took Rutgers’ James Bailey ahead of Johnson. cleveland.com, 20 June 2017 See All Example Sentences for supersonic
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Noun
  • Set the scene Hamilton Island is undoubtedly the most glamorous in the archipelago, thanks to its high-end clientele who dock their yachts at the marina or land their jets at the Whitsundays’ only island airport.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • One of six children, the then 16-year-old loved the annual trip to the Massachusetts island, a paradise full of sparkling water, jet-skis, and endless sun.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Incorporating a turbojet complicates the drone’s design and introduces supply chain vulnerabilities.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Ukrainian officials report that it is powered by a JT80 turbojet from the Chinese company Telefly, offering greater thrust than the engine used in the Geran‑3.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Its recorded output of 1,000 hp is also impressive, as that is roughly equivalent to a small turboprop aircraft engine.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
  • HansJet’s fleet of single-engine turboprop PC-12 aircraft trades flash for access.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As expected, the ship—wider than and nearly as long a Boeing 777 jetliner—tipped over and exploded in a fireball, putting an exclamation point on V3’s trip halfway around the world from the Texas Gulf Coast.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
  • No pattern enacted on these buttons will safely land a four-hundred-ton jetliner, flaring and bouncing and settling heavily onto its twenty-two wheels while the spoilers on the wings snap up and the jets scream in reverse and the passengers sigh in relief.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the breakaway republic of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa provided Israel with an additional military position, one of the sources said, allowing Israeli aircraft a point to potentially stop on long-range flights to Iran.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • Local, state and federal first responders worked on containing the blaze, assisted by water delivery aircraft.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026

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“Supersonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersonic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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