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Recent Examples of glider
Breastfeeding moms may want to splurge on a glider to make feeding more comfortable.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Just find a lightweight powered glider, cover the wings with solar cells and add electric motors and batteries.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Today, high-tech sonic buoys, gliders, tags, and towed arrays are also used widely in non-military research.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
The fly in the deep sea ointment is powering the gliders.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2025
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Just find a lightweight powered glider, cover the wings with solar cells and add electric motors and batteries.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Today, high-tech sonic buoys, gliders, tags, and towed arrays are also used widely in non-military research.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
The fly in the deep sea ointment is powering the gliders.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glider
Noun
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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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Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2022
Noun
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As seen in the film’s trailer, the key stunt of this chapter looks to involve Tom Cruise hanging off the side of a 20th century biplane.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
29 Mar. 2025
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His quest takes him to icy research stations, in the cockpits of biplanes soaring through canyons, and deep under the ocean's surface as Cruise showcase another ridiculous array of stunts.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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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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“Glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glider. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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