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Recent Examples of bateau
The model and reality television star wore an ivory minidress featuring a bateau neckline and three-quarter sleeves with a corset-like fit at the waist.
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Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 June 2023
On the first canvas, two women in straw hats navigate a bateau, or small boat, down a creek; on the second, a woman gazes out over the water, the reeds licking at the hem of her dress.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
The bateau cut, a neckline Meghan Markle often wears, conveys elegance without any extra embellishments.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Mar. 2023
The three-quarter-length sleeves and open bateau neckline, meanwhile, served as the dress's focal point.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
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Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 June 2023
On the first canvas, two women in straw hats navigate a bateau, or small boat, down a creek; on the second, a woman gazes out over the water, the reeds licking at the hem of her dress.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
The bateau cut, a neckline Meghan Markle often wears, conveys elegance without any extra embellishments.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Mar. 2023
The three-quarter-length sleeves and open bateau neckline, meanwhile, served as the dress's focal point.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bateau
Noun
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Activities include downriver races and noncompetitive events for canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hike along shady trails, rent a kayak or canoe or enjoy a picnic under rustic pavilions built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.—
Jesse Scott,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Tacketts rejected the Alaska State Trooper’s conclusion that their son had fallen out of the skiff and drowned.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The three women died after a pontoon boat with seven occupants flipped over in the western Maine lake.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Or, have dinner on a pontoon boat with each course delivered by silent canoe.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Crossing the Pacific Ocean is a daunting task by any measure, but imagine doing it in a rowboat, completely unsupported.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Aug. 2025
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Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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That was enough to buy him a space on a derelict dinghy, with some 70 others, hoping soon to see England’s white cliffs.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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The outlet reported a rescue boat was deployed to help the man, who was pulled from the sea onto a dinghy, but did not survive.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.—
Sira Thierij,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Hike along shady trails, rent a kayak or canoe or enjoy a picnic under rustic pavilions built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.—
Jesse Scott,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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More than 20 vouchers can be exchanged for such rewards as $1,000 in cash, two nights at the Sonoma Mission Inn and Fairmont San Francisco luxury hotels, an e-bike, San Francisco Giants tickets, an inflatable kayak, $100 gift cards, and the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at an A’s game.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Bateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bateau. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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