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Recent Examples of coxswain
The acting is solid, particularly by Hadley Robinson as Joe’s love interest, Joyce, and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch, who as the team’s coxswain doesn’t lift an oar but is in charge of navigation and steering.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
With the stature of a coxswain at five foot two, Temple is an unlikely counterweight to two armed thugs.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
The smoke was so thick that the coxswain could not see the bow of the ship.
—Riley Mellen, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
Hauser had been selected by a coxswain to help get other sailors to a ship.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
With the stature of a coxswain at five foot two, Temple is an unlikely counterweight to two armed thugs.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
The smoke was so thick that the coxswain could not see the bow of the ship.
—Riley Mellen, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
Hauser had been selected by a coxswain to help get other sailors to a ship.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coxswain
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In 1990, Bryant married Charlie Hobson Dry, an Oklahoma native and former NASA test crewman.—
Anita Gates,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
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The explosion aboard the Sultana was followed by the state's second-deadliest steamboat disaster, the destruction of the Miami by fire on the Arkansas River, with a loss of as many as 200 passengers and crewmen.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Jason calls Wihan to the bridge to ask him to move the deckhands’ shifts to 6 a.m.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2025
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Below Deck Sailing Yacht fans saw romance blossom for Daisy Kelliher and Keith Allen during season 5 of the Bravo show, with the finale seeing the chief stew and the deckhand sharing a kiss and pledging to meet up on land.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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During the theatrical flight, a sailor might run for a lifeboat with his pet black cat under his arm.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Angela Ford: Justine had developed a friendship with a Navy sailor there at Pensacola.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Wilkerson read extensively about the Black Jacks, free and enslaved Black seamen who manned ships during the 18th and 19th centuries, as research.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Setting things in motion was the dropping off of a drunk seaman at NIS, by a Shore Patrol officer who was in a rush to a hot date and didn’t have time for a proper handoff to the MPs.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Your mobile device is your lifeline in new territory, serving not only as a means of communication but also a GPS navigator, a language translator, and more.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The sailors must be meteorologists, engineers, mechanics, navigators, and problem solvers all the time.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: The name change, first reported by Bloomberg, will affect everything from routine marine forecasts for mariners to tropical storm and hurricane forecasts.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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After the Nazis invaded Denmark during World War II, the US stepped up to help to protect Greenland, and Dans’ grandfather was part of that effort as a merchant mariner.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Coxswain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coxswain. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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