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Recent Examples of warplane
The Israeli military stated that more than 50 warplanes were deployed overnight to target weapons production facilities and a centrifuge plant used for uranium enrichment.
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
In 1987-88, the Iranian population and leadership alike truly feared that Saddam would saturate the country’s major population centers with lethal chemical agents, either dropped by warplanes or fitted atop his missiles.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Israeli military released images of U.S.-made warplanes used in its strikes against Iran.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 13 June 2025
Another close encounter between a Chinese fighter and a Japanese plane occurred Sunday, with the Chinese warplane passing about 900 meters (2,950 feet) directly in front of the flight path of a P-3C, the ministry statement said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
In 1987-88, the Iranian population and leadership alike truly feared that Saddam would saturate the country’s major population centers with lethal chemical agents, either dropped by warplanes or fitted atop his missiles.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Israeli military released images of U.S.-made warplanes used in its strikes against Iran.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 13 June 2025
Another close encounter between a Chinese fighter and a Japanese plane occurred Sunday, with the Chinese warplane passing about 900 meters (2,950 feet) directly in front of the flight path of a P-3C, the ministry statement said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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It was being dropped from high above the Earth by a B-2 Spirit bomber.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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One of those bombers dropped two massive ordnance penetrators on a nuclear facility in Fordo at 2:10 a.m. local time, Caine said—the first of 14 bombs dropped across Iran.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Three — and then five — pyrotechnic jets resembling a peacock’s tail feathers issue from a box with two semicircular sides.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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Rwanda also has been accused of exploiting eastern Congo's minerals, used in smartphones, advanced fighter jets and much more.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Most people get from town to town by seaplane or boat.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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As this is the mid-Atlantic’s yachting capital, and an anchorage for caravels, clippers and seaplanes, the spirit of nautical bonhomie is pervasive.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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There's no doubt whoever comes out of this liberal rat race will be sent packing when Iowans re-elect America First fighter Mariannette Miller-Meeks next fall.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Paul followed that loss by getting back in the ring with a former UFC fighter in Nate Diaz.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Deals, a jetliner and lifted Syria sanctions In Qatar, Trump will take part in a second glittering state dinner and seek to strike commercial deals.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Data provided to the Miami Herald show that the closures last year and an ongoing Federal Aviation Administration ban on U.s. jetliners landing at Toussaint Louverture shows there were less than 180,000 airline travelers to Haiti last year.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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