clipper

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Recent Examples of clipper The couple can be seen having a blast as Hart took the clippers and started trimming Wilkerson's beard in various ways, eventually splitting it into three long strands. Gil MacIas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Light snow accumulations — 1 to 2 inches are expected due to a clipper system moving through central Indiana early Friday, according to the National Weather Service website. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025 These include: models playing Twister, a live donkey accompanied by the Virgin Mary, Jesus opening a fridge, a woman trimming a Christmas tree with clippers and business men petting a reindeer mascot. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024 And Baltimore is historically famous for its shipbuilding including the Baltimore clippers and the Liberty ships. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for clipper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clipper
Noun
  • One thing past cost cutters have practiced, humane treatment and protection of the American public seems to have been forgotten today.
    Peter Buonome, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Chamberlain’s daring hairstyle, which also featured choppy baby bangs, required a team of hair pros including stylist Sami Knight, cutter Frank (who goes by @fabulousfrank on Instagram) and colorist Anthony Vincent Ronquillo.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What about a cold one in giant schooner on your lunch break?
    Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Biscayne Bay is known for its shipwrecks, and the Mandalay, a schooner that sank in the ’60s, is one of the top sites, as the hull sits in shallow enough water to be seen by snorkelers as well as divers.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The revelation comes after Ne-Yo flicked it up on a yacht earlier this month alongside three of his partners who go by the Instagram handles: Daddys_Pretty_Baby__, Phoneixx__feather, and ArielleHill.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Quentin died after Tanya shot him and other guests and crew members aboard his yacht on the way back to Taormina, Sicily.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.
    Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • As of October 2023, more than 600 women were assigned to operational submarines as officers and sailers, according to the institute.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The custom 170-footer, which was recently delivered by Tramontana and listed for charter with IYC, combines the cruising capabilities of a high-tech sailer with the lavish amenities of a luxury superyacht.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
Noun
  • The cabin boasts 38 windows (each 50 percent larger than those on the Falcon 7X) and a galley resembling a high-end kitchen.
    Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Mealtime The tailgate galley has been thoroughly reorganized from Topo 1.0 to 2.0.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.
    Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • Your first impression of the resort’s five bars will be at The Yacht Welcome Lounge—you’ll arrive here on the resort’s catamaran from Cancun and can make your first toast to your good taste in choosing this hotel.
    Johanna Read, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The boat’s 14-foot tender catamaran, which Aquila also manufactures at its production facility in China, is on an electric hoist system that lifts the boat outwards for launch and retrieval.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Clipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clipper. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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