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Recent Examples of flight path The airline opts for an unusual southerly flight path, across some of the world’s most remote waters and close to Antarctica, a choice that China Eastern says will help shave at least four hours off the total journey. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 Watch On For each mission simulation, one astronaut pilots the aircraft while another charts the landing area, marking key landmarks, identifying potential hazards and helping to track the flight path. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025 What To Know On Monday, a Spirit Airlines flight path shared on social media by Flightradar24, a live flight tracker, showed a plane flying through the storm. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 Along Foreman’s flight path, police found a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol, both of which were used to fire at the victims. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight path
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flight path
Noun
  • Resisting Europe’s current trajectories through supporting patriotic European movements aims to restore civilizational confidence and true alliance vitality.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This trajectory suggests that enterprises increasingly view automation as central to their digital operations.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Over the course of the night, the moon will appear to travel away from the rapidly spinning star as the pair arc high overhead through the winter sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The resulting vacuum creates the potential for wildly divergent paths in the meta arc of the show.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Hawkins said in an email.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • With less access to scholarships and aid, some students may elect to choose a different path of study, potentially sinking enrollment below the quotas set by the law enacted last year.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The park offers several hiking paths that explore caves along the base of the mountain and a trail that leads to the nearby town of Dénia.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That win secured him a spot on Team USA, placing him on the Olympic development pathway through USA Boxing.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The nanoscale structure allows electrons to travel through interconnected pathways rather than across flat surfaces.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On sale in seven colorways, these relaxed, wide-leg pants have a warm cotton interior and a sleek, slightly shiny exterior that mimics retro athletic track pants.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Impacts will depend heavily on how close the storm tracks to the coast, with some scenarios bringing significant precipitation and others missing the area entirely.
    Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The shop is housed in a former beauty salon, steps from the bakery.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • And the biggest November snowfall ever recorded in the city is 12 inches, all the way back in 1895.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight%20path. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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