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Recent Examples of wharf
Bit by bit, week by week, a boat took shape in the brush near a fisherman’s wharf.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
However, meteorologists say this next storm will not bring swells as strong as those that overwhelmed the wharf Monday.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Three construction workers serving as project managers and leads for the work fell into the ocean when the wharf collapsed.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The existing wharf is actually the sixth wharf that has been constructed off the city’s coast.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
However, meteorologists say this next storm will not bring swells as strong as those that overwhelmed the wharf Monday.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Three construction workers serving as project managers and leads for the work fell into the ocean when the wharf collapsed.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The existing wharf is actually the sixth wharf that has been constructed off the city’s coast.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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The pod of Bigg's killer whales visited Elliott Bay and were seemingly on a hunt underwater just off Seattle's maritime industrial docks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Classic largemouth water in a river would be a murky, slow-moving bend with thick cover (think fallen trees, heavy vegetation, and boat docks).—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The city also rents out a pier on the beach so that law enforcement can use it during the event.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Wave farewell to an American maritime icon The storied ocean liner SS United States left its Philadelphia pier on Wednesday to embark on its final mission … underwater.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.—
Jessica Diner,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2024
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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