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Recent Examples of warplane
The Atlantic on Wednesday released the entire Signal chat, showing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Streaking fast over the landscape of northern Ukraine or western Russia, a Ukrainian warplane delivered a literal hammer blow on a Russian outpost in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast—and showed a way forward for Ukraine as U.S. President Donald Trump aligns the United States with Russian interests.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In the chain, Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop — before the men and women carrying out those attacks on behalf of the United States were airborne.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
This year, those observing Ramadan in Gaza are also following the sounds of Israeli airstrikes, warplanes and drones.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Streaking fast over the landscape of northern Ukraine or western Russia, a Ukrainian warplane delivered a literal hammer blow on a Russian outpost in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast—and showed a way forward for Ukraine as U.S. President Donald Trump aligns the United States with Russian interests.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In the chain, Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop — before the men and women carrying out those attacks on behalf of the United States were airborne.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
This year, those observing Ramadan in Gaza are also following the sounds of Israeli airstrikes, warplanes and drones.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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In 2001, Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, became the first federal death row inmate executed in almost 40 years.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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On the gurney, the 33-year-old bomber appeared as though life had begun to leave him before the lethal mix of chemicals entered his body.—
Kevin Johnson,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The jet was assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 136.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The two airman inside the jet were said to have escaped safely.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The three-bedroom, four-bathroom house stretches more than 300 feet across Lake Washington’s waterfront has a dock that supports boats and seaplanes.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
16 Apr. 2025
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For one thing, the woodsy spread rests along 300 feet of water frontage on the eastern shores of Lake Washington and boasts a nearly 2,200-square-foot dock that can accommodate boats and seaplanes.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2025
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The two fought on competing networks (Stevenson only wanted to fight on Showtime; Kovalev was an HBO fighter), and no deal could ever be made.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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As public anger over the clip grew, fighters in armored vehicles amassed overnight outside Jaramana and began shelling the city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group based in Britain.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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On January 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided near the nation's capital, resulting in 67 fatalities.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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There were also two fatal crashes involving Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jetliner in 2018 and 2019.—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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