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But close to daybreak, a German warplane bombed the chateau, leaving a crater in the earth and a trail of carnage.
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Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Last year, Taipei tracked over 3,000 Chinese warplane sorties in its air defense zone, nearly double the figure recorded in each of the previous two years, according to PLATracker, a public dataset maintained by U.S. analysts Gerald C. Brown and Benjamin Lewis.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Israel time on Tuesday — hours before that ceasefire was scheduled to take effect — Israeli warplanes carried out their heaviest round of attacks of the whole war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 June 2025
President Donald Trump on Saturday night announced American warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran, with the U.S. officially entering the war more than a week after Israel’s initial attack.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Last year, Taipei tracked over 3,000 Chinese warplane sorties in its air defense zone, nearly double the figure recorded in each of the previous two years, according to PLATracker, a public dataset maintained by U.S. analysts Gerald C. Brown and Benjamin Lewis.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Israel time on Tuesday — hours before that ceasefire was scheduled to take effect — Israeli warplanes carried out their heaviest round of attacks of the whole war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 June 2025
President Donald Trump on Saturday night announced American warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran, with the U.S. officially entering the war more than a week after Israel’s initial attack.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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France has its own independent arsenal of nuclear weapons, with both submarine and jet bomber delivery systems.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The PT boat became the bomber squadron of 15 bombers and their crews that Bentsen commanded at age 23.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Former President Bill Clinton flew repeatedly on Epstein's private jet, according to flight logs reported on by the Palm Beach Post.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Apparently New Yorkers fly in by private jet just for dinner.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of boats are docked in the water just behind the hotel and seaplanes at one of the neighboring slips invite visitors on scenic rides along the 26-mile-long lake.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Main Street, kicked off by a seaplane flyover.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Giving Ken lane-change abilities makes the character feel like a fighter who truly belongs in a Fatal Fury title.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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The 55-year-old former fighter pilot in the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force spent 141 days in space in 2015.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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On January 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.—
Theo Burman
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The United States has officially accepted a Boeing 747-8 luxury jetliner as a gift from the Qatari government, and the Air Force has been tasked with upgrading it to be used as a new plane for President Trump, according to an Air Force spokesperson.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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