as in to snarl
to speak sharply or irritably
the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them
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as in ship
a boat equipped with one or more sails
took a small bark out on the lake
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Recent Examples of bark
John Autey, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
The sound of barking persisted.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Along with the sugars, seagrass roots suffuse their surroundings with aromatic chemicals, many of which are familiar to us as the aromas of coffee, red wine, and tree bark.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
His dog woke him up, pushed his arm and barked at him to alert him to the fire, Wright said.
—John Autey, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
The sound of barking persisted.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
Grow blueberries in pine bark fines or add them to non acid soils.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Along with the sugars, seagrass roots suffuse their surroundings with aromatic chemicals, many of which are familiar to us as the aromas of coffee, red wine, and tree bark.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bark
Noun
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Other targets, according to a post on X, included command centers, posts of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, navy ships and submarines as well as anti-ship missiles sites, drone manufacturing and other weapon production facilities.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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The ship is slated to feature six major research facilities, including a marine disaster lab, as well as installations to study marine meteorology and heavy ocean equipment.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bring your favorite bottle of bubbly and pick up a lobster roll flight from Off the Hook before setting sail on the Argia schooner, which accommodates up to 49 passengers.—
Morgan Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An Iranian mine nearly sank an American frigate.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In 1986, the fleet included 113 frigates, ships smaller than destroyers but vital for missions such as escorting convoys.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth and help those in need.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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And unlike some of their peers, McDonald and Loggins have both embraced yacht rock as a genre phenomenon, even appearing in a recent documentary on the subject for HBO.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday night, a father and son were out on a dinghy off of Miami Beach when they were struck by another boat and thrown into the water.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The father and son were on a 7-foot inflatable dinghy when they were hit, the news outlets reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bark. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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