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Recent Examples of midair
Even worse is when the ride halts, suspended upside down midair as the teens who can’t hold on any longer begin plummeting to the ground.
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
The new moves follow the closure of the helicopter route that was in use at the time of the January 29 midair collision of a US Army Blackhawk helicopter on a training flight and a landing American Airlines regional flight, killing 67 people.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
The precautionary pause comes in the wake of a deadly January midair collision at Reagan involving another Black Hawk and a commercial jet, which killed 67 people—the worst such U.S. incident in over two decades.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
But even before those problems, aviation was already in the spotlight ever since the deadly midair collision of a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter above Washington, D.C., in January, and a string of other crashes and mishaps since then.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
The new moves follow the closure of the helicopter route that was in use at the time of the January 29 midair collision of a US Army Blackhawk helicopter on a training flight and a landing American Airlines regional flight, killing 67 people.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
The precautionary pause comes in the wake of a deadly January midair collision at Reagan involving another Black Hawk and a commercial jet, which killed 67 people—the worst such U.S. incident in over two decades.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
But even before those problems, aviation was already in the spotlight ever since the deadly midair collision of a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter above Washington, D.C., in January, and a string of other crashes and mishaps since then.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midair
Noun
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The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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The auroras become visible when solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections take place, triggering powerful displays of color in the sky.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The artist’s year started on a high, with a win at the 2025 Grammy Awards.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
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The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 91 degrees and wind gusts up to 25 mph in the area.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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