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Recent Examples of crewman
The sole survivor The wreck claimed the lives of 28 of its 29 crewman, leaving only Dennis Hale alive.
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
Almost half of the dead were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona, which sank within minutes after a bomb struck its forward magazine, igniting more than a million pounds of ammunition.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Two are serving as Navy Special Warfare combat crewmen, three in Air Force special operations units and fewer than 10 are Green Berets.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
Almost half of the dead were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona, which sank within minutes after a bomb struck its forward magazine, igniting more than a million pounds of ammunition.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Two are serving as Navy Special Warfare combat crewmen, three in Air Force special operations units and fewer than 10 are Green Berets.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crewman
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In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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During Below Deck's sixth season in 2018, Freeburg made headlines for saving cast member deckhand Ashton Pienaar, who was pulled overboard when a tow line wrapped around his ankle.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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While the crew had been given permission to have a few drinks with guests on the last night of charter, deckhand Culver Bradbury was seemingly overserved.—
Gina Ragusa,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The captain of a diving boat has been found guilty of seaman’s manslaughter after one of his passengers died tangled up in the propeller, according to federal prosecutors in Florida.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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For their heroic efforts, two — an ensign and a seaman — were awarded medals of honor.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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When Paris hosted the Games in 1900, a pair of Dutch rowers asked a French boy to be their coxswain.—
Jenna West,
The Athletic,
6 Aug. 2024
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Another Los Gatos boat that claimed silver medals was the Women’s Under 15 Quad-x with a coxswain.—
Phil Jensen,
The Mercury News,
25 June 2024
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Flash back: The first Trump administration also cut navigator funding to $10 million per year.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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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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Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
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The removal of the HRA from the Somali basin increased confidence among shipping companies and seafarers.—
Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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As our eyes slowly adjusted to the gazillion pinprick stars above, Wiesner pointed out constellations: Orion’s Belt, consisting of three bright stars; the Southern Cross, the famous navigation tool of early seafarers; the hazy band of the Milky Way.—
Biénne Huisman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Dec. 2024
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“Crewman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crewman. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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