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Recent Examples of warplane
Japanese warplanes began bombing Pearl Harbor about an hour later.
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Tuesday that warplanes had launched 350 strikes on Syrian territory since Sunday, destroying dozens of missiles, an airfield, weapons production sites across five cities and 15 naval vessels -- effectively eliminating the Syrian navy.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2024
By The New York Times But then government warplanes bombed an R.S.F. base nearby, scattering fighters across the area.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The ruins were spared direct attack, but the surrounding city of Tyre — where Hezbollah still enjoys wide support — took a pounding from Israeli warplanes.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Tuesday that warplanes had launched 350 strikes on Syrian territory since Sunday, destroying dozens of missiles, an airfield, weapons production sites across five cities and 15 naval vessels -- effectively eliminating the Syrian navy.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2024
By The New York Times But then government warplanes bombed an R.S.F. base nearby, scattering fighters across the area.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The ruins were spared direct attack, but the surrounding city of Tyre — where Hezbollah still enjoys wide support — took a pounding from Israeli warplanes.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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But that doesn’t mean the bomber raids are totally safe for their crews.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The list included Camp Thunder Cove on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, where the U.S. is basing stealth B-2 bombers likely being used in Yemen.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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Months earlier, Chinese and Russian long-range bombers had also patrolled near Alaska for the first time, prompting the U.S. and Canada to scramble their fighter jets.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, passengers were evacuated from an American Airlines jet in Georgia after a burning odor and smoke were reported in the cabin.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Booking a seaplane tour is one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable ways to experience the area.—
Emily LaPointe,
Outside Online,
30 Jan. 2025
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Visitors can experience the thrill of a splash landing and treat themselves to incredible aerial views of the area during seaplane tours.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2025
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Elvis Rodriguez Results The co-main event saw the two 140-pound fighters clash in a competitive scrap.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Now, residents of Gaza and the West Bank are at the mercy of Israeli military operations in which fighters and civilians are being slain at staggering rates.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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That same year, the British De Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jetliner, made its debut.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Onishi served as a commercial pilot in Japan, flying Boeing 767 jetliners, and Peskov is an experienced commercial 757 pilot.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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