autopilot
noun
au·to·pi·lot
ˈȯ-tō-ˌpī-lət 
1
: a device for automatically steering ships, aircraft, and spacecraft
also
: the automatic control provided by such a device
Examples of autopilot in a Sentence
an airplane equipped with an autopilot
The plane was flying on autopilot.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
As a mother of three, Shahi shifted into autopilot, focusing on staying organized and getting through each day as efficiently as possible.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Closing the books and financial reporting are on autopilot with great teams, Frias said, freeing the CFO to concentrate on enterprise strategy.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Uncle Sam’s spending binge will remain compounding until Republicans muster the stones to take entitlements off autopilot.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Autopilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autopilot. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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