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Recent Examples of warplane
Such a protection would almost certainly mean British, French and other warplanes stationed in Ukraine, along with aircrews and accompanying logistical support.
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Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The United States has moved additional warplanes into the region.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
China has delivered additional warplanes and drones to the junta to abet this effort.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
Russian warplanes were detected flying off the coast of Alaska and tracked by the U.S. military, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The United States has moved additional warplanes into the region.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
China has delivered additional warplanes and drones to the junta to abet this effort.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
Russian warplanes were detected flying off the coast of Alaska and tracked by the U.S. military, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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The measurements of the aircraft shown by the satellite image captured Wednesday and first spotted by open-source intelligence researcher MT Anderson on X, are consistent with the dimensions of the B-52 bomber.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The event ended with a flyover by British military aircraft, including a wartime Lancaster bomber and the RAF’s Red Arrows aerobatic team.—
Danica Kirka,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Fighter jets are routinely towed around the hangar deck to park them where they are needed for any flight operations or other work.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
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
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The boys are in their late teens, and Jeff, who dreams of becoming a filmmaker, is eager to ingratiate himself with Blake, who will pick them up in a seaplane and take them to the lodge.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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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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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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The fighter was an F/A-18 Hornet flying off the Truman.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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That comes on the heels of several high-profile aviation incidents in the United States — including a midair collision between an American Airlines jetliner and a military helicopter — as well as lingering quality control issues at Boeing.—
Bella Stoddart,Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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Reagan National was the site of a midair collision between a regional jetliner and an Army helicopter last month that killed all 67 people on the two aircraft.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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