as in airplanes
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
a plane flew overhead
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as in smooths
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 flies
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 planes
Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
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
American is likewise revamping its wide-body planes with larger, single business-class cabins, putting in a three-class cabin on new Airbus narrow-bodies and expanding its airport lounges.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Toss it on with jeans, joggers, or wide-leg pants, and you’re set for planes, sightseeing, and casual dinners alike.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Unlike the Langley aircraft, those planes are accessible to the public.
—Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
For The Times) The Federal Aviation Administration says things have improved at Burbank, pointing to a recent change that adjusted the altitude for Van Nuys aircraft, increasing clearance between descending Burbank flights and the smaller planes at Van Nuys.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Others mentioned a Qatar agreement to buy 160 Boeing planes or the creation of Trump savings accounts for newborn children.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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, 10 Feb. 2026
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
American is likewise revamping its wide-body planes with larger, single business-class cabins, putting in a three-class cabin on new Airbus narrow-bodies and expanding its airport lounges.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Toss it on with jeans, joggers, or wide-leg pants, and you’re set for planes, sightseeing, and casual dinners alike.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Unlike the Langley aircraft, those planes are accessible to the public.
—Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
For The Times) The Federal Aviation Administration says things have improved at Burbank, pointing to a recent change that adjusted the altitude for Van Nuys aircraft, increasing clearance between descending Burbank flights and the smaller planes at Van Nuys.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Others mentioned a Qatar agreement to buy 160 Boeing planes or the creation of Trump savings accounts for newborn children.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planes
Noun
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This was, on its face, a minor achievement; after all, airplanes had been flying themselves for decades.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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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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“Planes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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