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Recent Examples of riverboat
The 99-foot Memphis Queen III riverboat was scheduled to roll up the river to Little Rock and North Little Rock in the summer months to test the market.
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Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
Fulton Yards opened on Riverside in 2022 and pays homage to the East End, which was known as Fulton in the late 1800s due to the riverboat building industry located along the Ohio River.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Both men operated riverboat casinos in Indiana in the 1990s and shared a business partner in insurance executive Stephen Hilbert.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
However, a wake from a passing riverboat pulled him under and authorities found his body six days later.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
Fulton Yards opened on Riverside in 2022 and pays homage to the East End, which was known as Fulton in the late 1800s due to the riverboat building industry located along the Ohio River.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Both men operated riverboat casinos in Indiana in the 1990s and shared a business partner in insurance executive Stephen Hilbert.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
However, a wake from a passing riverboat pulled him under and authorities found his body six days later.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
Noun
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In [The Assassination of Gianni Versace], after the assassination, Andrew Cunanan kills himself on a houseboat.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
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The pair lived on a houseboat while transforming the place into a lunch counter.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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According to Pacific Historic Parks, McMeans was in a motorboat helping other sailors get to shore when that boat was struck by a bomb.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Some powerboat rentals will operate from a dock farther east, with shuttles taking customers out.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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One of the premier private island resorts in the Caribbean, Fowl Cay Resort has plush villa accommodations and offers a hassle-free all-inclusive experience, private powerboat included.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Florida deputies rushed to save the lives of nearly a dozen people who were tossed into the water off the Fort Myers coast when their pontoon boat overturned, and the dramatic rescue was caught on video.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Michael Buzzell saw the value in pontoon boats early.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Vanquish Volante serves as an ultra high end, open air, 2 door cruiser for drivers who prioritize prestige and driving engagement with an extra $750,000 to buy the best that Aston Martin has to offer.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Both officers got out of their cruiser and returned fire at the man, the DA said.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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On their third anniversary, Irvi proposed in a rowboat in Central Park.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Rivera, who met Goldberg at a dinner with his manager five years ago, ran with the idea, placing a cast of Puerto Rican luminaries in the famous rowboat alongside Bad Bunny — who is draped in the Puerto Rican flag and standing in Washington’s place.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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On the Columbia River and its tributaries, the party had to dig out five new canoes and then paddle them through treacherous rapids.—
Craig Fehrman,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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After spending years developing the Fermilab Holometer, an instrument designed to understand what space and time are made of, Kamai returned to her spiritual roots in Hawaii as an apprentice navigator and crew member of a voyaging canoe.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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