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
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Despite traveling to nine cities during the 10 segments, train travel offered her a unique vantage point that couldn’t be experienced from a plane.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 13 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
Authorities are investigating after a plane carrying six people crashed in a muddy field near Copake, New York, Saturday afternoon.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Despite traveling to nine cities during the 10 segments, train travel offered her a unique vantage point that couldn’t be experienced from a plane.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 13 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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An airplane flies in the path of a partial solar eclipse while seen from Glen Rock on April 8, 2024 in Glen Rock, New Jersey.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The incident highlights the potential dangers of in-flight medical emergencies and the need for better medical equipment and training on airplanes.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
8 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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The ride: The Niro’s suspension is tuned for comfort, providing a generally smooth and comfortable ride, especially in urban environments.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Wow Dreamcoat and Pop & Lock Finishing Serum for creating a super smooth and sleek look.—
Jessica Fields,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But for many Gen-X creatives, compensation has remained flat or decreased, factoring in the rising cost of living.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The fangs were an aspect that took a lot of working out — ultimately the unicorns’ teeth are modeled on mandrill teeth, which are flat in the front but also have more sinister-looking, fang-like incisors, and on wolf teeth as well, given how carnivorous the unicorns end up being.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Toward the end of the book, the pages go horizontal, to accommodate a chapter presented in the form of a seventy-five-page PowerPoint.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some of the key graphics include diamond motifs, horizontal stripes, four-directional crosses placed within each diamond and zig-zag patterns reminiscent of the desert mountain landscapes.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it, the exact cause of the disease is still not known, although a small group of cases are inherited.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Since researchers identified the exact location of the roots in 2020, the couple that owns 48 Rue Daubigny have been embroiled in a five-year legal struggle with the mayor of Auvers-sur-Oise, who wants to turn the site public.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Plane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plane. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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