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Recent Examples of buccaneer
The conference curated a world of coming wonders for several hundred C-suite buccaneers who had paid up to fifty thousand dollars apiece to update their mental models and investment portfolios.
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Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Over on the fall/winter 2025 runways, Ralph Lauren and Zimmermann took a more subtle approach via elegant knee-high leather boots with buccaneer buckle detailing and a slight scrunch.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 24 July 2025
Guests may spot Rummy greeting buccaneers from his perch along the bar.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Leon, even at this early stage, is a dashing buccaneer of a left back, forever setting off in search of adventure in the final third.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Over on the fall/winter 2025 runways, Ralph Lauren and Zimmermann took a more subtle approach via elegant knee-high leather boots with buccaneer buckle detailing and a slight scrunch.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 24 July 2025
Guests may spot Rummy greeting buccaneers from his perch along the bar.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Leon, even at this early stage, is a dashing buccaneer of a left back, forever setting off in search of adventure in the final third.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buccaneer
pirate
Noun
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The alternately gloomy and euphoric pop songs cut and paste snippets of UK pirate radio culture and New York’s Paradise Garage.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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While women pirates weren’t exactly a dime a dozen even during the height of piracy, there were a surprising number of fearless females who plied the seven seas.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Buccaneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buccaneer. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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