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as in vessel
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
paddling the little boat across the lake is great exercise, but tiring
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as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
you'll have to take a passenger boat to get to the island
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Recent Examples of boat
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
The crew members also landed near Shelter Island, where a fishing boat crew that had witnessed the incident pulled them to safety.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Filed to: Arizona boating Grand Canyon hike National Parks
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—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The singer recounted how Jogia planned a surprise anniversary trip to Barcelona before proposing on a boat.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
The crew members also landed near Shelter Island, where a fishing boat crew that had witnessed the incident pulled them to safety.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Permits are required for boating or fishing on Lake Fayetteville, but not for Lake Sequoyah and Lake Wilson.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Filed to: Arizona boating Grand Canyon hike National Parks
Lead Illustration: Studio-Pro/Getty Images (Text Bubble); pop_jop/Getty (Thumbs Down); Ansel Adams/NPS/Buyenlarge/Getty (B/W); Peter Unger/Getty (Grand Canyon).
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boat
Noun
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But the boat’s two cabins, one with an ensuite, also turn the vessel into a family weekend cruiser.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This config ships with an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, but HP has some alternate options as well.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Set to launch this year, the company's 14th ship will sail entirely off biofuel and wind and water propulsion.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The 11-night cruise will sail round-trip from Miami on Feb. 9, 2026, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl ship.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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On match point, Swiatek sailed a forehand long and Keys clenched both fists and let out a huge smile.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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This led to an emotional confrontation between the sensei and his former student before the Sekai Taikai — and an explosive showdown between Kreese and Silver on the latter's yacht.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Soar high above Anguilla and St. Maarten on a private helicopter tour, set sail on a private yacht for a snorkeling excursion in the crystal-clear waters, and relax at the spa for a couple’s treatment.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The space agency contracts SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, for example, to ferry its astronauts to and from the International Space Station on a biannual basis.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the Starliner, built as part of a NASA program to develop independent commercial crew ships to ferry astronauts to and from the space station, ran into propulsion problems and helium leaks shortly after launch that prompted weeks and then months of tests and analysis.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The short trail passes faithful re-creations of domed huts and paperbark canoes, offering a glimpse of how the Indigenous Needwonnee people lived and cultivated the land.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Groth of Any Thyme Catering and her team show off one of their catering feats, a canoe filled with various snacks and bites to eat.—
Kendall Larson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As Adrián paddled through the frigid waters, the massive whale surfaced unexpectedly, engulfing both him and his yellow kayak.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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As Simancas was paddling in what appeared to be an inflatable kayak, a humpback whale rolled on the surface with its mouth open, swallowing the kayaker.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Anton and Charades have already sold the family horror-comedy into a raft of territories, including to Elevation Pictures In Canada and Apollo Films in France.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Out of the gate in his second term, President Donald Trump has delivered a raft of executive orders and policy edicts that are flaunting justice.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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