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
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Pups often bark, play fetch, walk on all fours, and engage with other activities that help shed the stress of human existence during a play session.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Ingredients like bark, perlite, and coarse sand are ideal for preventing overwatering and keeping roots aerated.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Spencer died Sunday at his home in Palm Desert, according to his daughter, Karen.
Spencer once dreamed of coaching big-time college football and his blunt, salty style could have served him well barking orders from the sideline or delivering a tongue-lashing locker-room speech.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Pups often bark, play fetch, walk on all fours, and engage with other activities that help shed the stress of human existence during a play session.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
Some embers race away on the wind and find their way into vulnerable nooks and crannies in a home, such as open vents, palm tree bark or a broom left on the front porch.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Ingredients like bark, perlite, and coarse sand are ideal for preventing overwatering and keeping roots aerated.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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This includes making investments in submarines and ships; enhancing manufacturing capacity for missiles, artillery, and air defense; and taking steps to leverage and unleash the potential of innovative technologies.—
Jake Sullivan,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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There’s an actual lighthouse atop Lighthouse Point, built in 1901 to warn ships of the rocks and shallows below.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Shipwreck Bar is an actual schooner that once belonged to the resort’s original owner.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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The schooner’s South Australian owner escaped conviction on slavery charges because the prosecution didn’t have enough evidence to prove that working conditions at the ship’s destination of Fiji constituted slavery.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Dec. 2024
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What To Know On December 22 last year, three frigates and three Coast Guard ships from China transited the Miyako Strait westward from the Philippine Sea to the East China Sea, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday, which cited sources close to the Japanese government.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Philippine military immediately sent its naval forces to monitor the Ufa, including a frigate armed with missiles and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2024
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One trend seems to be more compact boats with larger yacht features—such as foldout sides of the cockpit, lounges on the bow, and big for internal light.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is a private yacht cruise in Macquarie Harbour, a visit to the Port Arthur penal colony, Australia's most historic site, and the fun of exploring Hobart's Salamanca Market.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Park the dinghy at Saba Rock for dinner and drinks and experience one of the most iconic watering holes in the Caribbean, a staple since the 1960s.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2024
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Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Nov. 2024
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“Bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bark. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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