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Recent Examples of yacht
Noun
Previous reports claimed the wedding might take place off the coast of Venice on their $500 million yacht named Koru in June. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025 The 61-year-old billionaire and the 55-year-old former entertainment reporter will tie the knot on their $500 million yacht, which is named Koru. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
There is no better way to experience this world-renowned haven for yachting enthusiasts than by spending a day — or an entire vacation — on the water. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024 The two were photographed yachting together in the Pacific off El Salvador’s coast. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for yacht
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yacht
Noun
  • Help hoist the sails of the Schooner Freedom, a massive topsail schooner captained by John and Sarah Zaruba.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Renamed Magic Circle, Guthrie’s schooner became a lowly minesweeper along the Scottish coast.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • But for those interested in a more active adventure, Myakka River State Park offers some of the area's best fishing and boating opportunities.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. and Panamanian officials had already signed a memorandum of understanding, and that a final document is on the way to formally secure toll-free priority for American naval vessels.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The trans-Pacific trade is heavily reliant on Chinese vessels.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But this community resource offers so much more: story and craft times, free internet, computer stations, genealogical records, music collections—the list goes on.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
  • To stage Jordan’s dual role, for which both brothers are often together in the same frame, Coogler, relying on elaborate technology, displays a modest yet astounding craft.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025

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