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as in vessel
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
paddling the little boat across the lake is great exercise, but tiring
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as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
you'll have to take a passenger boat to get to the island
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Recent Examples of boat
John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
This requires earlier mornings, faster boats, tougher crews, and a never-quit mentality.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
John Frank, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Florida's warm climate makes its lakes vital for outdoor recreation, including boating and fishing.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Over 300 boats will be on display from Cedar Point Marina, Chessie Marine, Clarks Landing and other boat dealers.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
This requires earlier mornings, faster boats, tougher crews, and a never-quit mentality.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
The top activities at the national level are boating and fishing and RVing, while the fastest-growing are bicycling, snow sports and hunting.
—John Frank, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Florida's warm climate makes its lakes vital for outdoor recreation, including boating and fishing.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boat
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More than a vessel, the kioke provides the essential ingredient: The porous wood harbors millions of microbes that ferment the sauce, imparting a richer flavor than can be obtained any other way.—
Joan Gaylord,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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As of January 17, the locations of 12 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures, as well as open-source imagery captured by satellites or ship-spotters.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Guests on the Abercrombie & Kent Adriatic Voyage, which features ports of call in Croatia, Montenegro, and Greece, can ride aboard the largest ship able to navigate the Corinth Canal.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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If Trump does implement steeper tariffs on Canadian goods, McCain could shift even more of its production to the U.S. Suppliers could jump ship to a U.S. rival like Lamb Weston.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Sun Princess is sailing Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries through March before returning from the Mediterranean to home Port Everglades next November.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2025
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If new cruise ships sailing out of Port Canaveral like Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Treasure, Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas, and Norwegian Cruise Line’s Aqua bring you to the area, plan some time to explore before or after your sailing.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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Readers may remember how the city’s Department of Investigation in 2021 dinged de Blasio not only for the presidential campaign, but to help move his daughter from her Brooklyn apartment to Gracie Mansion, as well as ferrying his son Dante around New York and to college in Connecticut.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The county fire department handles a variety of emergencies: hoisting drivers to safety when cars veer off canyon embankments or ferrying the injured and the critically ill to hospitals.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 2028 Games will be spread throughout Southern California and stretch as far south as Temecula — about 90 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles — and as far east as Oklahoma City, about 1,300 miles away, where softball and canoe slalom will be held.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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For now, the skeleton of a female humpback whale is laid out on the floor of the lighthouse, and three canoes are propped up in one wing of the old building.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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Cruising in Croatia Active-travel specialist Butterfield & Robinson offers weeklong trips aboard the Agape Rose, a 12-cabin yacht loaded with e-bikes and kayaks, with departures from Dubrovnik or Split that visit the Kornati Islands, a national park.—
Jennifer Billock,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Madison is a family-friendly Midwest vacation destination with lakes, parks, and attractions like the Henry Vilas Zoo, the Tropical Rainforest Aviary, kayak tours on Lake Mendota, and Vitense Golfland's mini golf and climbing gym.—
Jean Chen Smith,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Trump, who is being sworn in on Monday, made mass deportations a signature issue of his campaign and has promised a raft of first-day orders to remake immigration policy.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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This follows a raft of various new movie deals that the production and distribution company sealed at Mip Cancun with the likes of Paramount, NBC Universal, Globo and MVS.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boat. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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