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Recent Examples of cruiser
According to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), 27% of cruisers in the past two years are new to cruising and 82% of those who have cruised before plan on cruising again.
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Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The weight made cornering a battle at the extremities of grip, but the GranTurismo is no Sunday cruiser.
—James Morris, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Others, such as Iceland, have enacted per-day entrance fees on cruisers to encourage the lines to go elsewhere.
—Sherri Eisenberg, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
The Navy says the carrier arrived on Sunday and was accompanied by the cruiser USS Princeton and destroyer USS Sterett, both which are homeported in San Diego, and by the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence, which is ported in Pearl Harbor.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The weight made cornering a battle at the extremities of grip, but the GranTurismo is no Sunday cruiser.
—James Morris, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Others, such as Iceland, have enacted per-day entrance fees on cruisers to encourage the lines to go elsewhere.
—Sherri Eisenberg, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
The Navy says the carrier arrived on Sunday and was accompanied by the cruiser USS Princeton and destroyer USS Sterett, both which are homeported in San Diego, and by the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence, which is ported in Pearl Harbor.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruiser
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There are few electric cars available for under £20,000 ($25,000), and most are only short-range city runabouts.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Monterey Boats Monterey Elite 30 Monterey Boats has been known for its cruisers and runabouts for more than 30 years.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Iran has sent a stealth missile corvette and a patrol ship, according to Iranian state media.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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In separate raids on Crimean anchorages in February, May and June 2024, the USVs sank a corvette, a landing ship, a patrol boat and a tugboat.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Police responded to a hit-and-run crash in the 6500 block of West 115th Street at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, finding a man had been struck by a dark-colored BMW sedan, which was driven off south on Natchez Avenue, police said.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday, an officer attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop around 10:37 p.m. on a white Acura sedan on Queen Street that allegedly had registration plates that did not match the vehicle, according to the Southington Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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Latest footage released by the U.S. Central Command on X shows missiles were fired from a warship and fighter jets were launched from the Harry S. Truman to strike the Houthis.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The oilers are particularly needed in the Indo-Pacific and Persian Gulf — areas regularly patrolled by warships based in San Diego, Hawaii, Washington state and sites in Japan.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Maribel Merino Bernardo, 57, a Mexican national, drowned when the 25-foot cabin cruiser overturned on Jan. 25, sending more than 20 people into the water near the foot of Saratoga Avenue.—
Paul Sisson,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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One group was interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard near Hillsborough, Florida, along with two Bahamian smugglers in a 25-foot cabin cruiser and another in a vessel near Biscayne Boulevard by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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The agency had said mission teams would inspect the freighter over the coming days to determine if Cygnus itself was still intact.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Chris Cook, Maersk’s managing director for South Asia, told the Economic Times that the company would explore the potential and feasibility of investing in dedicated air freighters and partnerships in the green fuel segment in India.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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The boat is tournament-ready for the hardy few who opt for a center console over a more traditional sportfisherman but also has the creature comforts for a group of friends or family who want to throw out some lines on a weekend cruise.—
Kevin Koenig,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2023
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Petersburg area, include the 108-foot Sunseeker Casino Royale, the Buddy Davis sportfisherman Permit, and the racing sailing yacht En Garde.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2023
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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“Cruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruiser. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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