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Recent Examples of aerial
Defensively, Wofford faces a tough test against Virginia Tech's aerial threats, especially with the Greene receivers who are among the top pass-catchers in the ACC through three games.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Russian warplanes breach Estonian airspace Three Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian airspace Friday, in another serious breach of NATO territory after Russia’s aerial incursion into Romania and Poland last week.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Estimates suggest that unmanned aerial vehicles are responsible for up to 80% of battlefield casualties.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The flying birds on the overhead aerial track in the aviary are the maze’s highlight.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Russian warplanes breach Estonian airspace Three Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian airspace Friday, in another serious breach of NATO territory after Russia’s aerial incursion into Romania and Poland last week.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Estimates suggest that unmanned aerial vehicles are responsible for up to 80% of battlefield casualties.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The flying birds on the overhead aerial track in the aviary are the maze’s highlight.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerial
vertical
Adjective
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The work has potential applications in surveillance, environmental monitoring, and defense, where vertical lift, silent operation, and agility at low speeds are valuable.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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But a vertical market leader might want to know how many policies in a sub-line of business were quoted versus bound.—
Andy Watts,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Aerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerial. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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