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Recent Examples of outboard
The outboard also features Honda's Boost Low Speed Torque (BLAST) technology that optimizes air-fuel ratio and ignition timing to maximize low-end torque for smooth, efficient takeoff.
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New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Alexander and his crew zipped over flat seas on the blue bird day with no wind and powered by four 300-horsepower Mercury outboards.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
Our 16-foot skiff knifed out of Winchester Bay, on the Oregon coast 200 miles south of Astoria, an hour before noon on June 23, 1964, with four aboard, headed for the salmon grounds outside the bar, the 40-horsepower outboard leaving a clean, white wake.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Alexander and his crew zipped over flat seas on the blue bird day with no wind and powered by four 300-horsepower Mercury outboards.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
Our 16-foot skiff knifed out of Winchester Bay, on the Oregon coast 200 miles south of Astoria, an hour before noon on June 23, 1964, with four aboard, headed for the salmon grounds outside the bar, the 40-horsepower outboard leaving a clean, white wake.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outboard
Noun
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The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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This is also the first McLaren road car to use pushrods that are linked to inboard dampers, another aspect of the car’s ruthless aero optimization.—
Jason Barlow,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2024
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Six official locations for the 2025 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show: — Miami Beach Convention Center (1901 Convention Center Dr.) offers powerboats up to 49 feet, engine manufacturers, marine accessories, electronics, retail pavilions.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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The walls are covered with photos and clippings from his stunt days, his crash-test driving for Tesla, and Lia’s once-famous custom powerboat business.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Rent bikes, kayaks, golf carts, and even pontoon boats.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Just for a minute, my husband and I agree, because the weather is beautiful, because my son does look like my father, because the pontoon is big and fancy and the baby has never been on a boat before.—
Julie Buntin,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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In addition to whiskey, the first phase called for 50% tariffs on motorboats and motorcycles from the US.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Volunteers, coaches and instructors also fan out on the water in kayaks and motorboats to help the kids along, challenge them to games and teach them how to navigate.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
18 June 2024
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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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Domingo Trujillo, captain of the agency's rescue vessel, told broadcaster TVE that rescuers had been aware that a pregnant woman was on the dinghy.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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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
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Men in canoes hanging close to shore broke through the waves into the open ocean to help the hunters form a semicircle around the dolphins and corral them to land.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Kiplinger Nature Preserve, located just south of Veterans Memorial Bridge, is also an excellent place to hike or launch a canoe.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
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Fellow cruisers may flock to grand museums and historic sites, but surprises await those who ditch the pack.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tensions building between Ray J and Princess Love amid their ongoing divorce proceedings exploded into a heated exchange in Los Angeles this week, briefly landing the R&B crooner in the back of a cop cruiser.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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