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Recent Examples of lifeboat
Several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane and nearby vessels with firefighting capability.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The billboards market Band-Aids as sleep eye masks, Staples rubber bands as workout equipment and Kraft macaroni and cheese noodles as stream-floating lifeboats.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
While Adrien Brody And Mikey Madison Take Home Top Acting Honors
In high-inflation economies, stablecoins aren’t just convenient—they're financial lifeboats.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
During that time, the agency stressed repeatedly that, in the event of an emergency, Starliner could serve as a lifeboat to bring the astronauts home.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The billboards market Band-Aids as sleep eye masks, Staples rubber bands as workout equipment and Kraft macaroni and cheese noodles as stream-floating lifeboats.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
While Adrien Brody And Mikey Madison Take Home Top Acting Honors
In high-inflation economies, stablecoins aren’t just convenient—they're financial lifeboats.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
During that time, the agency stressed repeatedly that, in the event of an emergency, Starliner could serve as a lifeboat to bring the astronauts home.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeboat
Noun
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High up the sides of the room is a forest of fake fir trees on the peaks of the mountain and on the lower level there’s a harbour with full-size longboats sitting in it.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Colonial pilots would unload their cargo onto smaller longboats so it could be carried 100 miles upstream to New Orleans, to avoid getting stuck in the mud.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
Noun
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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.—
Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
24 May 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
Noun
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The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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Their ability to identify cutters has been off, too.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The menu includes all your favorite American comfort food dishes – cheese fries, onion rings, mac and cheese, potato salad, hushpuppies, chicken tenders, hamburgers, quesadillas, wings and more.—
Alexandra Maloney,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, the defense ministry put out a tender for renovating its part of the complex.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The church eventually used the restaurant profits to buy a riverboat, which was used for popular dinner cruises along the Rock River.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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As with Tauck’s other riverboats, single supplements will be waived on the Category 1 cabins.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Bruno did not answer a question asking whether the lease is void under state laws governing board members’ conflicts at nonprofits and auxiliaries, and referred to the forensic examination delving into the station’s finances.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Feb. 2025
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Investigating the Tracks' Origins In the study, the researchers assessed the viability of other potential explanations for the lines, including non-human animals, flotsam, the keel of ancient boats, and firewood.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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The decision helped to mend the broken community, putting all players on a more even keel, and accelerated the adoption of the latest entry.—
Veerender Jubbal,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Lifeboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeboat. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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