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Recent Examples of deckhand
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.
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Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Below Deck Sailing Yacht fans saw romance blossom for Daisy Kelliher and Keith Allen during season 5 of the Bravo show, with the finale seeing the chief stew and the deckhand sharing a kiss and pledging to meet up on land.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
This fill-in deckhand made his mark by slagging off Izzy Wouters after she was promoted to lead deckhand over him.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Girardeau also works as a deckhand for Newport Coastal Adventure, which offers ocean tours and sightseeing excursions.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Below Deck Sailing Yacht fans saw romance blossom for Daisy Kelliher and Keith Allen during season 5 of the Bravo show, with the finale seeing the chief stew and the deckhand sharing a kiss and pledging to meet up on land.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
This fill-in deckhand made his mark by slagging off Izzy Wouters after she was promoted to lead deckhand over him.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Girardeau also works as a deckhand for Newport Coastal Adventure, which offers ocean tours and sightseeing excursions.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deckhand
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Now, in a statement to Fox News Digital, National Museum of Denmark archaeologist David John Gregory said the two ships carried between 600 and 700 African slaves at the time of the sinking, plus around 100 crewmen.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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But the pandemic also gave Celebrity the unenviable job of repatriating thousands of crewmen to their homes around the globe — all while making sure that none encountered a member of the public.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Government as a protector of health goes way back The U.S. public health service got its start in the 1700s service cared for seamen who were sick or injured.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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Lunde had joined the merchant fleet as a seaman in 1934.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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One of the Indonesian shipmates recalled a time when a North Korean colleague was finally allowed to go home.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sirens were known for their enchanting voices who lured sailors to their ultimate demise.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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This past week, a tragic accident happened when the Mexican Navy’s training ship, Cuauhtémoc, crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, claiming the lives of a young naval cadet and a sailor while also leaving others seriously injured.—
Eric Adams,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.—
Caitlin MacGregor,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 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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This date is also supported by a notice to mariners, but it should be taken as notional rather than something to be confident in.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The high costs that come with building a military and commercial vessel have been a major barrier—alongside a shortage of mariners—in getting the U.S. shipbuilding industry back up to speed with its Chinese counterparts.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 May 2025
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Why, as the famous seafarer's prayer asks, is thy sea so great and my boat is so small?—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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The tiny seafarers have been seen along the west coast as far north as Canada and as far south as Mexico, iNaturalist data shows.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The leader’s role: From navigator to narrator In the AI era, leadership is less about overseeing projects and more about modeling belief.—
David Michels,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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But there are some apps that can hog energy while in use, such as navigators constantly accessing the GPS system.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deckhand. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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