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Recent Examples of warplane
As sixth-generation fighter programs ramp up, military insiders are divided over whether future warplanes need pilots at all.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Honeypots designed to act like flares on warplanes can be spawned off dynamically and unpredictably.
—Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The survey found 56% of respondents disapprove of the U.S. strike on Iran on Saturday, June 21, in which American warplanes dropped over a dozen bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites a little over a week after Israel launched a surprise air attack on Tehran.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Israeli officials later told reporters that warplanes carried out a small strike against an Iranian radar north of Tehran around the time Trump was talking to reporters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Honeypots designed to act like flares on warplanes can be spawned off dynamically and unpredictably.
—Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The survey found 56% of respondents disapprove of the U.S. strike on Iran on Saturday, June 21, in which American warplanes dropped over a dozen bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites a little over a week after Israel launched a surprise air attack on Tehran.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Israeli officials later told reporters that warplanes carried out a small strike against an Iranian radar north of Tehran around the time Trump was talking to reporters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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The water was filled with sharks bigger than Zamperini's raft, and Japanese bombers made several passes at them, too.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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The recent Operation Midnight Hammer in which U.S. bombers struck three nuclear targets in Iran, prove that air and space superiority remain decisive.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Photos and videos circulating online from the crash scene show large fire near a lawn with plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky while firefighters sprayed water on what was left of the jet.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Today, our products power everything from the most advanced fighter aircraft, such as the F135 engine for the F-35, to the GTF engine for the most fuel-efficient narrowbody commercial jets.—
Shane Eddy,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The idea was to build a seaplane using advanced composite materials that had enough range and payload capacity to carry out fast logistics missions as well as assisting in rescue and disaster relief efforts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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Every show opened with a dramatic ocean view of the skyline from a seaplane approaching the Beach.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Today, our products power everything from the most advanced fighter aircraft, such as the F135 engine for the F-35, to the GTF engine for the most fuel-efficient narrowbody commercial jets.—
Shane Eddy,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The fighter aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m. (0706 GMT) from the air force base in Dhaka's Kurmitola for a routine training mission, but experienced a mechanical failure soon after.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The jetliner heading to Nairobi lost control shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and nose-dived into a barren patch of land.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Families of victims of Boing 737 Max crashes are speaking out after the Justice Department reached a deal Friday that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.—
Jesus Mesa
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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