as in rower
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars
"All oars ho!" the boatswain ordered
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Recent Examples of oar
Quincy Bulin, Parents, 22 Nov. 2024
Often seen in their typical garb of a striped top and straw hat navigating a single oar, gondoliers were once a community of thousands in Venice.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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Noun
Every Wayfinder comes with an oar, and Moana’s little sister Simea is accompanied by Pua the pig.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 22 Nov. 2024
Often seen in their typical garb of a striped top and straw hat navigating a single oar, gondoliers were once a community of thousands in Venice.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.
—National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oar
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In order to escape, Wells had to paddle 2.5 miles back to shore, according to GMA.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Camp topics include archery, art, biking, nature exploration, paddling and more.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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At least Bowles is now in a place, Tampa, where everybody in the organization is rowing in the same direction.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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If the global market is set up in ways that make Chinese goods more attractive than others, subsidies and other direct incentives are rowing upstream.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Each experience—canoeing across floodplains in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park; cruising down Uganda’s Kazinga Channel with one of the world’s biggest hippo populations—will upend your safari perspective.—
Alexandra Owens,
AFAR Media,
10 Feb. 2025
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People visit Voyageurs to canoe and fish the lakes for walleye and northern pike.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Oar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oar. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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