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Recent Examples of airship
The titular Leviathan is a whale doubling as an airship, the crew of which serves as the catalyst for the main adventure.
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Sceye, in the meantime, is working on increasing the endurance of its airship and hopes to commence commercial service in 2027.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
So what's the difference between a blimp and other kinds of airship?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
And then, there was the 1935 crash of the USS Macon, a rigid airship filled with helium.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Sceye, in the meantime, is working on increasing the endurance of its airship and hopes to commence commercial service in 2027.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
So what's the difference between a blimp and other kinds of airship?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
And then, there was the 1935 crash of the USS Macon, a rigid airship filled with helium.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
Noun
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With that extension comes a shift in how the aircraft will be used.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her Jenny aircraft turned over, dropping Coleman out of the aircraft at about 2,000 feet.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Trump is reportedly pursuing an international coalition to enable ships to transit the strait, and he is being briefed on military options, too.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Docents opened the building with its Titanic exhibit only to find the premises flooded on April 15, the 114th anniversary of the infamous ship’s sinking.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Doctors are worried about blood clots and radiation, both of which can be more intense and severe while on an airplane, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the heart of the special is Anjelah’s journey into motherhood in her 40s, as the comedian opens up about personal struggles with fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum life, while touching on the universal themes of relationships, generational shifts, and fighting people on airplanes.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Outside the hotel, members of the National Guard and other authorities flooded the area as helicopters circled overhead.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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One of the men was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital by helicopter, while the second was taken in an ambulance.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Karissa Waddick King Charles and Queen Camilla hopped off the plane at Joint Base Andrews Monday to party in the USA.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Regulars know that cachet’s the least-compelling aspect of taking a plane of your own; convenience and comfort are much more important.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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The vertical stabilizer has been removed to increase the stealth of the airframe by reducing the radar signature across both high- and low-frequency bands.—
David Szondy
April 21,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
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While commercial sales declined, the company secured a contract to develop an airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) using the older 707 airframe.—
John Pacenti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The occasional booing of famous England players has been an integral part of the Wembley experience over the years, almost as commonplace as paper aeroplanes.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Forest preserve district staff will be on hand to help load with a tractor but nondistrict machinery is not allowed.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The company also points out the land sits next to a tractor-trailer depot already approved by Miami-Dade on land that’s also outside the UDB and that Miami-Dade once seriously considered building a sewage-treatment plant on the site before that project fizzled years ago.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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