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Recent Examples of dory
Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways.
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oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
But not everything with T cells is hunky dory.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Things still aren't hunky dory between sisters Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
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oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
But not everything with T cells is hunky dory.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Things still aren't hunky dory between sisters Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dory
Noun
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Firefighters also returned to the water to get the canoe.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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From there, the canoe will continue its circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, which began in Alaska in June 2023.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
25 Mar. 2025
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Erik Heil Germany, one of the newer teams, is led by driver Erik Heil, a two-time bronze medalist in the 49er skiff class.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Spend your solo sojourn in the French countryside luxuriating in the property’s 80 acres, ideal for an afternoon picnic and a spin around the private lake on the château’s rowboat.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Rock Creek Lakes Resort on the other side of the lake, has kayak and canoe rentals (as well as a small store and breakfast).—
Jenna Blough,
Outside Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Go scuba diving, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or paddle a kayak.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It was purchased in 1890 by brothers John and Alexander Laurie to tow vessels and barges, or scows filled with stone from nearby quarries, in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
21 Sep. 2024
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The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
28 Oct. 2022
Noun
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The pilot was able to inflate pontoons so the helicopter remained upright on the water and there were no serious injuries, though the passengers were all taken to hospital.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Josey — who was found asleep and alone on the adrift pontoon later that day — still holds a lot of guilt.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those figures come amid a raft of troubling economic data.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dory. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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