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Recent Examples of tractor
Although the temperature around the tractor’s wheels registered at 300 degrees, Gardner said that’s not unusual for equipment caught in a fire.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
State police told the outlet that the tractor-trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The National Guard was deployed to help clear the interstate after a collision near Dale Earnhardt Boulevard stalled dozens of vehicles, including around 30 tractor-trailers.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
On the walls are photos dating back to 1963, when tractor-maker Ferruccio Lamborghini first decided to take on Ferrari.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
State police told the outlet that the tractor-trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The National Guard was deployed to help clear the interstate after a collision near Dale Earnhardt Boulevard stalled dozens of vehicles, including around 30 tractor-trailers.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
On the walls are photos dating back to 1963, when tractor-maker Ferruccio Lamborghini first decided to take on Ferrari.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tractor
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The ministry said the aircraft's crew enquired about winds and visibility with a local instructor before attempting to land.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The carrier is carrying a complement of strike aircraft, while the accompanying destroyers are armed with Tomahawk missiles.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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National Guard troops were delivering supplies by truck and helicopter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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About 80 warming centers were opened, and National Guard troops delivered supplies by truck and helicopter.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If you aren’t sold on airplane jeans, this would be the easiest way to elevate your travel outfit.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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This was, after all, a man accustomed to jumping out of airplanes without parachutes, starring under the big top of Nitro Circus, and treating physics like a polite suggestion.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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One of the advantages, according to Guzy, is access to smaller ports that larger ships can’t reach, like Lipari, one of the Aeolian Islands off Sicily.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The scary one involved reaching the moon and using Apollo 8’s howitzer of a main engine to slow the ship down and settle into lunar orbit, circling the moon 10 times before coming home.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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China’s biggest commercial plane manufacturer is hoping its showcase at the Singapore Airshow this week will finally lift international appetite for its jets.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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But after being tipped off by Roxana, Roper hatched a plan to use two different planes, sending the empty plane to the authorities and the real plane to the Colombian militants in the jungle.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The airship is an example of a technology called high-altitude wind energy (HAWE), which is effectively a floating wind turbine or generator.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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The first transcontinental flight of an airship, the Navy’s enormous USS Shenandoah, terminated, rather precariously, at North Island’s Rockwell Field the following year.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to Kratos, the Marine Corps’ Valkyrie CCA will be able to tackle multiple missions with its modular airframe.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of four repair plants in the United States, the Indianapolis location is the company's largest airframe facility in the country.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Firefighters responded with a C-130 air tanker, dropped retardant and created containment lines around the fire.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Eventually a team from TPWD arrived with a tanker truck to carry the fish back to the Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where all the Legacy Lunkers (largemouth bass weighing 14 pounds or more) are brought to carry on the state’s selective breeding program.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tractor. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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