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Recent Examples of collier
McKinney’s Bloem collier was the centerpiece, an asymmetrical botanical design.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Emory, who lives about a half-hour from the forge, was able to trace her ancestry to Robert Patterson, a free African American with ties to Catoctin who worked as a collier, producing the charcoal used to run furnaces, and who also owned a farm.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 3 Aug. 2023
On the way home, the collier made a stop (some say unplanned) in Barbados for coal.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
Fog creeping into the cabooses of collier-brigs; fog lying out on the yards and hovering in the rigging of great ships; fog drooping on the gunwales of barges and small boats.
—The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Emory, who lives about a half-hour from the forge, was able to trace her ancestry to Robert Patterson, a free African American with ties to Catoctin who worked as a collier, producing the charcoal used to run furnaces, and who also owned a farm.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 3 Aug. 2023
On the way home, the collier made a stop (some say unplanned) in Barbados for coal.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
Fog creeping into the cabooses of collier-brigs; fog lying out on the yards and hovering in the rigging of great ships; fog drooping on the gunwales of barges and small boats.
—The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collier
Noun
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Use a clothes steamer to help the fibers relax.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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On sale for $25, this travel steamer is lightweight, compact, and has a quick heat-up time, plus a rotating head for easy, thorough steaming.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
Noun
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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The barge struck the sailboat head-on, causing it to tip and capsize, the lawsuit alleges.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cut with a floured 2 3/4- to 3-inch round or square cutter; re-form scraps as necessary to make six biscuits.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hitters still struggled to hit the forkball last season, but hit his sweeper and sinker hard, and to a lesser extent, his cutter as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The fire started when a gasoline tanker truck making a delivery in the alley behind the plant started leaking.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Joel Zlotnik, a spokesman for the Orange County Transportation Authority, which runs those Express Lanes, said the CHP, a fire department or Caltrans notifies his agency when an official diversion onto the Express Lanes occurs — think major collision or a tanker spilling its cargo.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Harper and Yasmin, who’s emerged as the series’ co-lead, started out among Pierpoint’s newest hires; by the end of Season 3, the firm had been effectively dissolved, its novice traders scattered to the winds.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stocks futures are lower this morning as traders look ahead to Wednesday's big jobs report and Friday's consumer price index reading.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Collier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collier. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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