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Recent Examples of seaplane
Located 70 miles off the coast of Key West, this remote national park is only accessible by ferry, seaplane, or personal boat.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Florida’s lake towns brim with charm, especially in Lake County, home to the antiquing magnet of Mt. Dora and nearby Tavares, where seaplanes splash down on regular flight-seeing outings with Jones Brothers Air & Seaplane Tours.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
But in fact, seaplanes are surprisingly widespread, serving many islands or waterfront areas that can't spare the land for even a small airport.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
The rest of her family could be seen trailing behind her and their luggage could also be seen on the shore near the seaplane.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Florida’s lake towns brim with charm, especially in Lake County, home to the antiquing magnet of Mt. Dora and nearby Tavares, where seaplanes splash down on regular flight-seeing outings with Jones Brothers Air & Seaplane Tours.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
But in fact, seaplanes are surprisingly widespread, serving many islands or waterfront areas that can't spare the land for even a small airport.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
The rest of her family could be seen trailing behind her and their luggage could also be seen on the shore near the seaplane.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaplane
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The species belonged to a group of amphibians known as metoposaurid temnospondyls, which were the ancestors of today’s salamanders, frogs and toads.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The ditch itself measured about 46 feet long and was situated near a roundhouse, suggesting that humans may have played some role in the accumulation of these amphibians.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The iPhone 16e can use Apple Intelligence to summarize text, generate images and remove photo bombers from pictures.—
Brian X. Chen,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The bomber was Francisco Wanderley Luiz, a fifty-nine-year-old locksmith from a small city in southern Brazil.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.—
Howard Blum,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
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The locations for the shoot include Patagonia, the streets of Tokyo, and an ancient Middle Eastern city, with stunts including a spectacular biplane maneuver that shows off the daredevil side of Cruise, who famously does his own stunts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 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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In the chain, Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop — before the men and women carrying out those attacks on behalf of the United States were airborne.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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This year, those observing Ramadan in Gaza are also following the sounds of Israeli airstrikes, warplanes and drones.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Try a deep soaking tub with jets, a walk-in shower with custom shower head, sauna, high-tech toilet seat, or heated towel bars to make an ordinary bathroom feel luxurious.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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China’s new policy on not accepting the delivery of Boeing jets was announced early Tuesday which is a further sign that the trade war is heating up not cooling down.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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Upholstered swivel reclining glider: on sale for $299 Original price: $891 This reclining glider is 66% off right now.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The pilot of a small glider plane has died after crashing near an airport in southern Connecticut, state police announced Saturday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaplane. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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