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Recent Examples of riverboat
Discovering Aunt Lucy has disappeared from her home, Paddington and the Browns employ riverboat captain Hunter Cabot (Banderas) and his daughter Gina (Carla Tous) to take them into the deepest part of the Amazon in hot pursuit.
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Tagging along for the expedition are riverboat captain Hunter Cabot (Antonio Banderas) and his daughter Gina (Carla Tous).
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
As Will promoted Takers that year, Heather’s company sponsored a riverboat cruise for Black actors attending the festival.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
There was a riverboat cruise, and the scenery was amazing, especially in Pandora: The World of Avatar.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Tagging along for the expedition are riverboat captain Hunter Cabot (Antonio Banderas) and his daughter Gina (Carla Tous).
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
As Will promoted Takers that year, Heather’s company sponsored a riverboat cruise for Black actors attending the festival.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
There was a riverboat cruise, and the scenery was amazing, especially in Pandora: The World of Avatar.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
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Location: Boothbay Harbor BOOK NOW Houseboat on Lake Pemaquid Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb Seemingly plucked from a Wes Anderson film, this charming houseboat can accommodate two guests and offers the vibe of a stylish tiny house—but on water.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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Travel back in time with a stay at The Gibson Inn, or experience this area’s way of life by renting a cottage or a houseboat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 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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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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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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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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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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Equipment used on the pond, including paddleboards, a rowboat, a canoe, life jackets and more, is included with the sale of the property.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Besides simply taking in the beauty of some 2,600 trees, visitors can rent rowboats and buy food and drinks at numerous food stalls.—
Katherine LaGrave,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 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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Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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