as in mariners
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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Recent Examples of sailors
Docked nearby is the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship home to nearly 3,000 sailors and Marines during deployment, including about 1,250 sailors and 1,800 Marines.
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Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
However, the Aussies pushed the boat a little too hard, nosediving hard into the Hudson, a sudden stop that didn’t cause any injury to the sailors but resulted in damage to the front crossbeam and port-side foil case.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Long before modern navigation systems existed, Viking sailors may have used special crystals known as sunstones to locate the Sun through clouds or fog.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
The Titanic survivors — Lee Bing, Lang, Chang Chip, Ah Lam, Chung Foo and Ling Hee — are believed to have been sailors going to the Caribbean for work.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
India has one of the world's largest merchant navy workforces, with thousands of Indian sailors operating in Gulf shipping lanes.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
The Navy has taught generations of sailors to treat that place as sacred.
—Jon Duffy, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
As sailors were getting ready to disembark from the carrier in Norfolk, Jaylessa De La Rosa waited for her partner Omar Mora.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 23 May 2026
The Peleliu, known as the Iron Nickel to sailors, steamed more than 1 million miles during more than 35 years of service.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
However, the Aussies pushed the boat a little too hard, nosediving hard into the Hudson, a sudden stop that didn’t cause any injury to the sailors but resulted in damage to the front crossbeam and port-side foil case.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Long before modern navigation systems existed, Viking sailors may have used special crystals known as sunstones to locate the Sun through clouds or fog.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
The Titanic survivors — Lee Bing, Lang, Chang Chip, Ah Lam, Chung Foo and Ling Hee — are believed to have been sailors going to the Caribbean for work.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
India has one of the world's largest merchant navy workforces, with thousands of Indian sailors operating in Gulf shipping lanes.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
The Navy has taught generations of sailors to treat that place as sacred.
—Jon Duffy, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
As sailors were getting ready to disembark from the carrier in Norfolk, Jaylessa De La Rosa waited for her partner Omar Mora.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 23 May 2026
The Peleliu, known as the Iron Nickel to sailors, steamed more than 1 million miles during more than 35 years of service.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailors
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The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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For casual mariners like me, an increasing number of small ships are now incorporating sails both for ambiance and fuel efficiency.—
Jane Woolridge,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The company draws on clinical, claims, and behavioral data to identify patients at risk and coordinates support with care navigators, clinical outreach, and palliative care between visits.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The same thing happened in the region last year during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran and has also troubled vessel navigators in the Baltic Sea.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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However, the clothing found scattered around the remains was not of the sort usually worn by seamen or officers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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“Sailors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailors. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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