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Recent Examples of warplane
An Israeli strike on Tuesday leveled a residential building in central Beirut — the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near downtown.
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Josef Federman, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
Deir ez-Zor was also heavily bombed by Russian warplanes, which had been called in to help Assad’s troops.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli warplanes struck Jenin and that Israeli forces, including sharpshooters and armored vehicles, were surrounding the city’s refugee camp and stopping ambulances from entering.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
In Gaza itself, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said late on Thursday that at least 86 people were killed in the day after the truce was unveiled.
—Andrew Mills, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Josef Federman, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
Deir ez-Zor was also heavily bombed by Russian warplanes, which had been called in to help Assad’s troops.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli warplanes struck Jenin and that Israeli forces, including sharpshooters and armored vehicles, were surrounding the city’s refugee camp and stopping ambulances from entering.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
In Gaza itself, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said late on Thursday that at least 86 people were killed in the day after the truce was unveiled.
—Andrew Mills, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
Noun
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O'Toole is overseeing the legal battle over Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The jacket also included precise trim tape detailing, redefining the classic bomber silhouette.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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Nevada takes a crack at it Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to block immigration raids at schools A Navy jet crashed off the coast of San Diego.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Other factors that Homendy mentioned were that the regional jet pilots appear to have received a warning from an onboard collision avoidance system.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tourist vessels now chug up and down the channel in between the islands, which was once so empty that Bill and Melinda Gates could land their seaplane slap-bang in the middle.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is roughly 99 percent open water (really!), vibrantly blue, and filled with stunning coral reefs.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2025
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The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.—
Jalal Bwaitel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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The first aircraft was a Kenya Airways jetliner with 144 police officers aboard.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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The news came Tuesday as crews worked to try to recover the cockpit and other parts of the jetliner from the Potomac River.—
Serkan Gurbuz,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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