helmsman

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Recent Examples of helmsman From there, Grimes also came aboard The Orville as the ship’s helmsman. Scott Grimes, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024 Melges, a surprise choice for a Cup helmsman at 62, split the driving duties with Koch and the young racing champion David Dellenbaugh to dispatch Italy’s Ill Moro di Venezia four races to one, defending the silver America’s Cup trophy for the United States. Chris Museler, New York Times, 22 May 2023 The sailing organization also call its hydrofoiling boats the F50, in deference to F1, and has changed the name of the helmsman, in traditional yacht-racing parlance, to driver. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022 Peter Burling, the winning helmsman of the last two America’s Cups, and his team had a number of impressive starts and match-racing maneuvers during two days of racing. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for helmsman
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Noun
  • Because in this age of generative AI, leaders are creating versions of themselves that operate without them.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • After a server at a Pilsen restaurant was attacked, a community wants justice The footage of two women brutally attacking a server at Taco Azteca, a longtime Mexican restaurant in Pilsen, last weekend has left a neighborhood reeling, according to residents and local leaders.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Shockley's attorneys sought a new trial over concerns that the foreman was biased against him.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Doc diagnoses the Yellowstone foreman with a subdural hematoma.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As someone who was an athlete, a team captain, and a coach and watched sports her whole life, Gaines has incorporated this knowledge into her training to address communications, negotiations, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, team building, and cooperation, among many other things.
    Molly Peck, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • These pilots are the only ones allowed to make the 50-mile transit, with the ship’s captain required to cede control for the complex journey through the isthmus passage.
    Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There is no doubt that Müller gave everything, but in retrospect, the Bayern boss will have to answer the uncomfortable question of whether starting the 2014 World Cup winner was the right choice in the first place.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • For some reason, my boss has never questioned me or been suspicious of anything.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In a shocking report published March 24, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, revealed that he was accidentally added to a group chat in which very senior government officials planned a strike on the Houthi terror group in Yemen earlier this month.
    Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Ultimately, that puts the financial burden on just a handful of franchises, with the Knicks chief among them.
    Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But the ability to navigate this uncertainty depends on high-quality, accurate data—particularly supplier master data—which is easier said than done.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025
  • According to a press statement from the HBCU, graduates from the university’s 14 schools and colleges this year will be among the largest graduating classes in the institution’s history to receive bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in various disciplines.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hamas’ top military commander, Mohammad Deif, was killed during a strike in July 2024.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • North Korean troops are further disadvantaged by the crude tactics of their Russian commanders, who have sent them into assault campaigns without providing rear-fire support, the spy agency told lawmakers in January.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Thankfully, director Marc Webb’s movie is good enough to rise above the discourse.
    Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Replicating the magic of Robin Williams is an impossible task, so director Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin wisely went in a totally different direction by casting Will Smith as their version of the Genie.
    Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Helmsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmsman. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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