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Recent Examples of biplane
Set pieces involving a sunken submarine and buzzing biplanes amply fulfill the franchise’s main selling point.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
Dogfighting Drones As many observers have already noted, drone evolution in Ukraine has followed the same lines as aerial warfare in WWI, when simple biplanes were first used for scouting, then adapted for bombing, then for shooting down other aircraft and finally for fighting each other.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Reckoning has received a lot of attention for its stunts – Tom Cruise hanging off a biplane, for instance, and a burning parachute sequence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
Dogfighting Drones As many observers have already noted, drone evolution in Ukraine has followed the same lines as aerial warfare in WWI, when simple biplanes were first used for scouting, then adapted for bombing, then for shooting down other aircraft and finally for fighting each other.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Reckoning has received a lot of attention for its stunts – Tom Cruise hanging off a biplane, for instance, and a burning parachute sequence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biplane
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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The idea was to build a seaplane using advanced composite materials that had enough range and payload capacity to carry out fast logistics missions as well as assisting in rescue and disaster relief efforts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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Every show opened with a dramatic ocean view of the skyline from a seaplane approaching the Beach.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Best Fourth of July BHG x Walmart Outdoor Furniture Deals Better Homes & Gardens Set of 2 River Oaks Outdoor Swivel Gliders These dual swivel gliders will pair perfectly with a morning cup of coffee or an evening cocktail.—
Nicole Pyles,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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My father-in-law served in the 82nd Airborne in World War II, trained at Fort Bragg and helped fly a glider plane behind enemy lines on D-Day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.—
Kate Donnelly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.—
David Hambling,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2023
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In total, the fossil bed contains evidence of 16 groups of vertebrate animals, including 6-foot-long amphibians and freshwater sharks.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The same tools used here could help uncover hidden immune structures in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even humans!—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biplane. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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