as in airplane
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
a plane flew overhead
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as in level
having a surface without bends, breaks, or irregularities
you can do these tracings on any plane surface
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as in to smooth
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
planed the wood for the picnic table perfectly smooth so that no one would get splinters
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as in to fly
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current
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Recent Examples of plane
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 July 2025
Then after taking on additional fuel and consulting with Delta safety and flight operations officials, the plane left Mexico City for Georgia about three hours later.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024
All this culminates in a debut album, Addison, that planes down contemporary pop influences into an ooze of familiarity, faintly evoking innovations in underground and alternative music without stepping out of its playlist-friendly lane.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
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Noun
Once the plane landed in Phoenix, Ed gave Perreault his business card but Perreault didn't have one to give him in return.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 July 2025
Then after taking on additional fuel and consulting with Delta safety and flight operations officials, the plane left Mexico City for Georgia about three hours later.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Verb
Our ruling The Republican Party of Juneau County claimed on Facebook that planes full of unvetted refugees were being accepted to the Milwaukee and Madison airports.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024
All this culminates in a debut album, Addison, that planes down contemporary pop influences into an ooze of familiarity, faintly evoking innovations in underground and alternative music without stepping out of its playlist-friendly lane.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plane
Noun
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An airplane flies in the air, and there are two ways to get the internet to connect to such a place: from above or below.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
25 July 2025
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On Tuesday, July 22, an ultralight airplane piloted by 75-year-old Sergio Ravaglia crashed onto the pavement of Corda Molle in a hamlet in Azzano Mella, Brescia, before bursting into flames.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, gold and the euro were roughly level at around 16.5% as a share of global official reserves on average, a CNBC calculation of ECB data showed.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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If teams are level after normal time in any of these knockout matches, then an additional 30 minutes of extra time will be played, split over two halves.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Birkin famously sketched her ideal bag on an aeroplane sickness bag and the rest is history.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a dash of lemon zest and a wispy umami base to this beer, which is smooth and clean from start to dry finish.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Skylar Diggins, known for hitting the tunnel in something sharp, diagonal, and pointed, switches it up this time, opting for something smooth, slouched, and low-hanging.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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So, my ability for my flat serves not only to be coming in at 145 [mph] but also rising above his shoulders is huge.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
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These include flat bonuses, employee discounts, free meals or admissions, and flexible schedules.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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The trucks will fan out around it and fire up their measurement tools, which include mobile mesonets to track data like temperature, pressure, and wind speed; mobile Doppler LiDAR to perform a horizontal scan of the tornado at that low level; and Waugh’s blindingly bright hail-camera setup.—
Colleen Hagerty,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
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For the underhand chop, athletes stand on little flat spots on horizontal logs.—
Maayan Silver,
NPR,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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While an exact date has yet to be announced, HBO Max confirmed that Welcome to Derry will premiere in October.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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The exact nature of the $250,000 in question has been a point of contention for years.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 July 2025
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“Plane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plane. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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