midair

noun

Definition of midairnext
as in sky

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Recent Examples of midair According to reports, two helicopters collided midair over the city’s Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood yesterday (June 14), killing all six people aboard the aircraft. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 June 2026 Separately, a Massachusetts man was charged with unlawfully flying a drone near the finish line of the April 2024 Boston Marathon, which prompted law enforcement to seize it in midair. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 June 2026 The midair explosion released a pressure wave equivalent to 230–300 tons of TNT, and any surviving fragments likely fell into Cape Cod Bay. — Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 An Associated Press analysis of the same database found that in 2024, drones accounted for nearly two-thirds of reported near midair collisions involving commercial passenger planes taking off and landing at the country’s top 30 busiest airports. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for midair
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  1. sky
  2. high
Noun
  • While the shower typically produces only about five meteors per hour, it’s known for bright fireballs that can stand out in the night sky.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Joby has been in a fierce battle to be the first with taxis in the sky with its Northern California competitor Archer Aviation.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of sky
Noun
  • All five stocks are members of the Magnificent Seven, a group of mega-cap technology stocks that has been credited with propelling the market to record highs over recent years.
    — Alex Harring,Luke Fountain, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The late-June blitz averaged about 2,000 arrests per day, far above previous monthly highs, as the number of people held in ICE detention jumped to roughly 39,000.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of high

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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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