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
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Poppy gets on the plane, but shows up at the office after getting an alert that Ian was attempting to log back into the system.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2021
But those cars were powered by pushrod engines with conventional cross-plane cranks.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2022
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Across the aisle from me on a plane is a man studying a score (Schumann’s oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Poppy gets on the plane, but shows up at the office after getting an alert that Ian was attempting to log back into the system.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Plus this episode also delivers peak unhinged Lex while he's stranded on an island post-plane crash and suffering from malaria, which leads to a moment that teases his natural killer instincts that he's kept so well hidden from Clark, and the world, so far.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2021
But those cars were powered by pushrod engines with conventional cross-plane cranks.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2022
Verb
Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plane
Noun
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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The pilot of a vintage airplane crashed near a rural cafe in Alexander County on Friday afternoon, injuring himself and a passenger, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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First of all, the number of civilian federal employees, about 2.3 million, not including postal workers, has been roughly level for the past 60 years.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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Sabalenka broke Keys twice, took control of the second set, and suddenly the scores were level.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
25 Jan. 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
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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These aren’t just cosmetic—they’re the kinds of behind-the-scenes changes that help make an already stellar game feel even smoother.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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As Simon Hughes explains, getting pen to meet paper was not always a smooth process.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Chief executives like Amazon’s Andy Jassy and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg have championed flatter organizational structures in an effort to reduce bureaucracy and spark innovation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even though homeowners’ solar panels helped keep demand for electricity flat for 20 years, the three utilities’ spending on transmission and distribution infrastructure had risen by 300%, McCann found.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Grammy Award-winning artist styled a pair of loose-fitting black jeans with coordinated flats and a Balenciaga polo in a base shade of blue with black and faint pink horizontal stripes.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2025
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That battery-electric, four-passenger aircraft will take off and land vertically, then transition to horizontal flight at speeds of up to 150mph.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Taking the time to determine your exact financial situation and set goals can be an enlightening experience.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The exact amount of time will depend on the loan, the FSA says.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Plane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plane. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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