Thesaurus results for CHOPPERS

choppers

noun

plural of chopper

as in helicopters

a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone

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Recent Examples of choppers The singer and five others were killed when two choppers collided in Brazil. — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026 Not even the pork choppers were as arrogant and scornful of voting rights as the current mob. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 The report found that the choppers spend less than half of their flight time responding to violent crimes — findings that the department disputed in its own report. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The image of Hughes, American flag draped over his shoulders, fist up, bloodied, smiling, and missing two choppers, will endure. — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026 In this role, attack choppers could be modified to highly maneuverable launch platforms for loitering munitions. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 Between his ability to consistently corral pitches in the dirt, smoothly field bunts and choppers near home plate and keep runners in check on the base paths, he's shown enough defensive prowess to rightfully be viewed as the team’s catcher of the future. — Tyler Carmona june 9, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 Gadgets are much appreciated for this dad, including tongs, spatulas, choppers, and cleaning tools that are friendly to the griddle surface, along with dome covers for melting cheeses, burger presses, and squeeze bottles for theatre. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 The two choppers, one carrying Tree and four others, and the second one carrying just a pilot, collided over Rio de Janiero and plummeted to the ground, according to local officials and media. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026

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helicopters

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The Chloe Fire is burning in light grass near Highway 126, with ground crews and water-dropping helicopters responding.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Nineteen water-dropping planes, six helicopters and 135 firefighters backed up by volunteers and special forest fire units were tackling the blaze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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