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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
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
The painting, a Mediterranean beach scene with boats and figures, could be worth a significant amount of money, as paintings by Morrocco featuring such scenes have performed well at auctions.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Clifford Coonan, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Social media users were not happy and blasted the royal couple for taking a lax approach to water safety while boating.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Around noon, the boat hit a channel marker just south of the Julia Tuttle Causeway, Miami Beach officials said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
The painting, a Mediterranean beach scene with boats and figures, could be worth a significant amount of money, as paintings by Morrocco featuring such scenes have performed well at auctions.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
The six-part series is set in Hong Kong and tells of a group of friends gathering for a summer of fun in the sun as boating season begins but which spirals into a web of deception and power struggles.
—Clifford Coonan, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Social media users were not happy and blasted the royal couple for taking a lax approach to water safety while boating.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boat
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According to The Maritime Executive, the vessel, under U.S. sanctions, has arrived in Iran despite ongoing concerns over Iran's missile capabilities and its ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL).—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Instead of spewing fire at the vessels or attacking them directly with the dragon’s cruel metal claws, the gameplay ends up relying on holding down one of the controller’s back triggers to auto-target, then alternating between shooting and dodging green projectiles to get the job done.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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It had been stated before, that Starfleet ships in the 23rd century didn’t have holodecks, but suddenly here is one — that grid pattern is unmistakable — and the crew seems to be using it to solve a whodunnit, Christie-style.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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It is set to join its sister ship, USS Harry S. Truman, which is operating in the Middle East.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the seventh, Fernando Tatis Jr. crushed a solo home run that sailed over the left field fence and onto the new two-story A’s club house, a 406-foot shot for a Padres 5-3 lead, and A’s ace Luis Severino dropped to 0-2 on the season despite an otherwise solid outing.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Emerald Cruises plans to launch two more ocean-going yachts by 2027 and a sleek river ship that will sail in Europe.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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Geometric chandeliers in the restaurant and bars add art deco flair, while chesterfields and wingback chairs create inviting nooks in the Library Lounge, which faces a private yacht marina.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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The intrepid trio scale cliffs, run across forests and woods all kinds of creatures in pursuit on ground and air to a massive, scaly sea creature from the Colin Trevorrow movies chasing down a yacht battleship with Johansson firing back.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Pang received a 3-month prison sentence for ferrying a dozen Chinese nationals from Saipan, the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands to Guam.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Local workers ferried from his inlet spot on Virginia Key to help build nearby Fisher Island into a luxury area, a once-virgin land where Luznar’s family used to go camping.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Men in canoes hanging close to shore broke through the waves into the open ocean to help the hunters form a semicircle around the dolphins and corral them to land.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
25 Mar. 2025
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The following year, Eric Ashby went missing after his raft overturned on the Arkansas River in Colorado.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Before the summit began, the government announced a raft of new measures.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boat. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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