as in kayak
a long narrow boat that is pointed at both ends and that is moved by a paddle with one blade
They took their canoe out on the river.
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Recent Examples of canoe
Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Their canoe was recovered after about two hours, but their bodies weren’t discovered until days later.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
Embracing the Water in Catskills There’s kayaking, stand up paddle board and canoeing in the Catskills, but for those looking for something a little different there’s also the Hobie Mirage Eclipse a unique way to experience the water.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Two existing facilities, the Sports Area and Marine Stadium, will host handball, rowing and canoe sprints.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Their canoe was recovered after about two hours, but their bodies weren’t discovered until days later.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
Paint yourself into the scenery today by kayaking or canoeing the Delaware River thanks to Bucks County River Country rentals.
—Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
Embracing the Water in Catskills There’s kayaking, stand up paddle board and canoeing in the Catskills, but for those looking for something a little different there’s also the Hobie Mirage Eclipse a unique way to experience the water.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoe
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When the boat was first abandoned, a kayak was onboard.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Bring your own watercraft or rent a kayak or stand-up paddleboard at the park for an easy-breezy paddle.Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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The two-bedroom, five-bed, and one-bathroom Chattanooga-adjacent house can welcome up to eight guests with plenty of water adventures onsite, from angling on the Tennessee riverbank to paddling with the property’s rentable kayaks.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Scouts lobbied hard for the span to bear Beard’s name, with some paddling down the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers to carry petitions to the governor in Frankfort, Kentucky, the Cincinnati Post reported at the time.Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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Google’s big push comes by way of Android 15 with a raft of new updates, while Samsung is arguably doing more, clamping down on sideloading, defaulting to maximum restrictions and pushing its Knox ecosystem as an alternative to Apple’s equivalent.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1952, San Francisco and Antioch became the first communities in California to supplement naturally occurring levels of fluoride in their drinking water, after a raft of studies showing that the mineral made teeth enamel stronger and more resistant to acid.Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Its story began in 1965, when a Texas oil executive named Johnno Jackson and his wife, Helen, were sailing the South Pacific on their schooner, the New Moon.Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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This July 2023 photo provided by State Historical Society of Wisconsin shows the schooner Trinidad's wheel.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The Dane’s lap then put him to pole, with the Mexican driver, still searching for his first pole of the year.Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2023
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But, at the end of the day, finishing first in your respective conference goes a long way for the voting party, which Denver has seemingly done pole to pole this season.Tyler Small, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Then Kendall Jenner was photographed reading Babitz on a yacht, and she was name-checked — twice — on the Gossip Girl reboot.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Hiring people who are passionate about the product and mission keeps everyone rowing in sync.Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The Liberty way is about everyone—our players, our staff, our fans—rowing in the same direction.Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
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Pyongyang was already supplying Moscow with weapons: according to The Times of London, half of Russia’s shells used in the war have come from North Korea.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Divers were lowered in large white articulated shells, which were made in Germany.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Canoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoe. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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