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Recent Examples of gondola
Riders who were stuck in the gondolas were brought down individually by Winter Park Ski Patrol.
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Doha Madani, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Six new chairlifts, including a 10-person gondola, close to 100 new ski runs and tons of parking will debut in the 2025-26 ski season.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
Don’t miss the Galleon Carnival event where parades of boats and gondolas sail through the canals.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The resort is about two hours north of Vancouver and has the world’s longest continuous lift system with a gondola that connects the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
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Doha Madani, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Six new chairlifts, including a 10-person gondola, close to 100 new ski runs and tons of parking will debut in the 2025-26 ski season.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
Don’t miss the Galleon Carnival event where parades of boats and gondolas sail through the canals.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The resort is about two hours north of Vancouver and has the world’s longest continuous lift system with a gondola that connects the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gondola
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Meanwhile, Hurtigruten Norway will continue operating Norwegian coastal voyages with its cruise ferries decked out in the familiar red and black livery.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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It's reached by car and ferry, and cantilevers slightly over a hill on a sprawling rural site.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
21 Mar. 2025
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The settlement, reached over the weekend, marks the conclusion of a legal labyrinth that began in 2006 when taxi driver Jonathan Nnebe sued the TLC for summarily suspending his license following an arrest.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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The hit sitcom, which ran from 1978 to 1982, focused on a group of taxi drivers working for the fictional Sunshine Cab Company.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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This is the quartet’s 10th season aboard the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Maritime Museum of San Diego seeks volunteers The nonprofit Maritime Museum of San Diego starts the next Docent Volunteer Training Program for newcomers Jan. 21 at the museum on the upper deck of the ferryboat Berkeley.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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According to her Forbes profile, Ingram Marine operates 5,000 barges and approximately 150 towboats on America's inland waterways.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
11 Dec. 2024
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Another Washington's treaty ally, Japan, reported that a submarine and a rescue towboat of Russia on December 3 were sailing northward in the waters between two of the country's southwestern islands , a marginal sea of the Western .—
Ryan Chan,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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Others were structures not intended for residential use but which had been cleverly repurposed, such as an industrial barge turned houseboat in Paris.—
Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2025
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Naval News reported that the ships could potentially link up with a landing barge's stern, enabling the rapid transfer of tanks and other vehicles.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Named after a nearby tugboat that accidentally sank more than 30 years ago, the beach has become one of the island’s most popular diving and snorkeling sites.—
Curaçao Tourist Board,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lind, then in his late 70s, invited an eccentric group of folks living on a neighboring vintage tugboat to come along and become his tenants.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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This getaway includes water taxi tickets for viewing the beautiful cherry blossoms along the Potomac shoreline.—
Taryn White,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Cherry blossom water taxi Another fun way to see the flowers (and get around) is by boat on the Potomac Water Taxi, which stops at the National Harbor, Alexandria, the Wharf, and Georgetown on an hour-long (one-way) ride along the Potomac (from $22).—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
3 Mar. 2025
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Even so, Wilmore and Williams will face extensive rehabilitation over the next several weeks and months as their bodies re-adapt to the unfamiliar tug of gravity. Hague and Gorbunov, who spent spent 171 days in space, will re-adapt more quickly, perhaps, but both will require physical therapy.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
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The gravitational tug of neighboring galaxies compresses gas within a galaxy, triggering star formation.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Gondola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gondola. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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