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a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Recent Examples of airplanes
This was, on its face, a minor achievement; after all, airplanes had been flying themselves for decades.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Sylvia Mejia-Bivens remembers growing up down the street from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and watching airplanes take off, wishing one day to be close to them.
—Michael Salerno, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
By early April, positive energies are lining up to land like airplanes at a busy airport.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Commercial airplanes dart by, but one chartered flight sits parked away from the gates, a set of stairs pulled up to its open door.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The efforts to locate Nancy included airplanes, drones, helicopters, and search-and-rescue dogs on loan from Border Patrol.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
As a child in Cincinnati, Fogarty tinkered with making model airplanes and soapbox racers.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
The wait had little impact, however, because of numerous delays by the federal government in restricting access to airplanes and other federally secure areas.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Feb. 2026
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Sylvia Mejia-Bivens remembers growing up down the street from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and watching airplanes take off, wishing one day to be close to them.
—Michael Salerno, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
By early April, positive energies are lining up to land like airplanes at a busy airport.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Commercial airplanes dart by, but one chartered flight sits parked away from the gates, a set of stairs pulled up to its open door.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The efforts to locate Nancy included airplanes, drones, helicopters, and search-and-rescue dogs on loan from Border Patrol.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
As a child in Cincinnati, Fogarty tinkered with making model airplanes and soapbox racers.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
The wait had little impact, however, because of numerous delays by the federal government in restricting access to airplanes and other federally secure areas.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplanes
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Meanwhile, the richest among us shower him with cash, planes, gold and cryptocurrency to curry pardons for their criminal activities and policies favorable for their businesses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Unlike tennis or baseball, where the action focuses on a single point or zone, football is played across multiple planes simultaneously.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Airplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplanes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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