sea dog

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Recent Examples of sea dog Paternoster Row stands a few blocks away from the Old Bailey courts and Newgate Prison, where so many sea dogs were dragged in chains, tried and sentenced to death. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog. René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 Most sea dogs dreamed of one large prize and melting into polite society. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 Under the black flag Overall, around 4,000 sea dogs plagued the world’s sea lanes during the golden age of piracy. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 So often pirate narratives focus on the adventure, the treasure, or the sea dog himself. Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2023 Try the East Lothian seafood chowder and NB sea dog cocktail, made with gin. Karen Gardiner, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 During the course of a military career that began at age 12, this indomitable sea dog had lost a leg, an eye and an arm, but gained incomparable understanding of how battles are fought and won. Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021 Its rocky coves, secret anchorages and long winding creeks have historically been a haunting ground for seafaring scoundrels and salty sea dogs. Alexander Turner, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea dog
Noun
  • But why is this all-American team of highly accomplished sailors, generously funded with Tommy Hilfiger on board, struggling?
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The rebels have targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors.
    Graham Underwood, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The immediate area near the crash site has been closed to mariners although the main traffic channel of the bay is open.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Flash back: The first Trump administration also cut navigator funding to $10 million per year.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
  • By this logic, the writer becomes a navigator exploring truth through lies, the real through the imaginary and vice versa, to reach the truth through lies, and this truth, if attained, must again be subjected to the test of lies or the imaginary to authenticate its truth or reality.
    Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Sea dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20dog. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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