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Back in March, the Associated Press revealed that an anti-DEI crusade at the Pentagon led to images of war heroes, women, minorities and even the famed Enola Gay warplane being flagged for removal.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Three days earlier, the war had spilled across the breadth of Russia as the Ukrainians smuggled a fleet of cheap drones across the border and used them to attack several military airfields, damaging or destroying Russian warplanes worth billions of dollars.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
The Taiwanese Air Force began attacking Chinese ships and mining the Taiwan Strait, and Chinese warplanes struck ports on the island and shot down two American planes.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Israel said its warplanes hit dozens of military targets in Iran early Friday, including missile-manufacturing facilities.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Three days earlier, the war had spilled across the breadth of Russia as the Ukrainians smuggled a fleet of cheap drones across the border and used them to attack several military airfields, damaging or destroying Russian warplanes worth billions of dollars.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
The Taiwanese Air Force began attacking Chinese ships and mining the Taiwan Strait, and Chinese warplanes struck ports on the island and shot down two American planes.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Israel said its warplanes hit dozens of military targets in Iran early Friday, including missile-manufacturing facilities.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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His father, a hard-working Russian immigrant and patriotic US bomber pilot, taught him to respect authority.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The test in Norway marked at least the third time the QUICKSINK weapon has been tested with the B-2 bomber, which dropped a 2,000-pound variant during a naval war game in Hawaii in July 2024 and used a 500-pound variant for a test in Florida.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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French Rafale Marine fighter jets are seen on the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during a media tour at Changi Naval Base in Singapore on March 4, 2025.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley partner JSX offers seasonal semi-private flights into Napa County Airport (APC), which also welcomes private jet arrivals.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Topline Uber will offer helicopter and seaplane rides on its app next year, the company said, partnering with Joby Aviation—a month after the vertical aviation company purchased air taxi service Blade for $125 million.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The flight restrictions will also impact the adjacent Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the world's busiest seaplane base.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Polish air force scrambled its own F-16 fighter jets, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force sent two F-35 fighters that were stationed in Poland.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Thomas O'Connor, a retired FBI agent, responded to the Pentagon within 15 minutes of a jetliner slamming into it.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The United Airlines jetliner went down in Lake Michigan off the Lake Forest shoreline killing 30 passengers and crew.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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