as in chopper
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
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Recent Examples of helicopter
Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
This month, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helicopter was targeted by a laser from the Mexican side of the border.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
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Noun
Just wait This week's midair collision between a commercial plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., underscores the complexity of the National Airspace System — and that's before lots of drones and electric air taxis are added to the mix.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
This month, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helicopter was targeted by a laser from the Mexican side of the border.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
If all goes well, recovery teams will helicopter it to a portable clean room to remove its heat shield and back shell and then fly it to a specially prepared facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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The chopper was forced to land suddenly on the field at Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood at 6:30 a.m. after the indicator light went on, said police.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, who was the chopper's crew chief.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Brown spent some time on the beach in Turks and Caicos with some friends before jetting back to LA for Sunday night's big show.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Simply swipe on your lipstick at the start of the day, then perhaps touch up before jetting off to happy hour drinks after work.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Westside, a longtime hub for the city’s Latino community and businesses, has experienced demographic changes and rocketing property values as pricey new homes pop up in the eclectic neighborhood also known for its trendy bars and restaurants and mix of architectural styles and sizes.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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Lilly’s stock price has rocketed 268% higher in the last three years, giving the company a market cap of $823 billion – the highest of any health-care company.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
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Industry sources say the ease and appeal of a capsule format could catapult the product to near $1 million in first-year retail sales.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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In fact, the 2025 Golden Globes host — who catapulted to a household name after her roast of Tom Brady on Netflix in May 2024 — told the podcast that respect played a huge role in her becoming such a die-hard Swiftie.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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There are materials to cultivate micro-algae as a potential food source; the tools needed to test how microorganisms affect different surfaces inside the orbiting lab; and the equipment to create advanced semiconductor crystals.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have long known that small changes in how Earth orbits the sun influence glacial cycles over thousands of years.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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