piloting

[pahy-luh-ting] / ˈpaɪ lə tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

managing

Synonyms

STRONG

administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing regulating steering superintending supervising

Antonyms

STRONG

subordinate

NOUN

aviation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aeronautics navigation

STRONG

aerodynamics flight

NOUN

navigation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boating exploration shipping

STRONG

aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting

WEAK

cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

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One post in 2025 showed the two leaders piloting a B-2 bomber together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

The company committed $115 million to the program this year, piloting it in Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Noltemy says with a laugh that an additional project on Harding’s plate is to take the training for piloting the latest Air France transatlantic jets that fly between Paris and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The company is also piloting software that shares incident data directly with local police stations to speed up reporting and response.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

At first he’d outright refused the entire idea of Magdalys piloting the mosasaurus.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

piloting

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