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Recent Examples of dory
More boats were gathering: a center console with dual Yamahas, other canoes of varying sizes (including one painted to resemble a scaly serpent), some kayaks, a rowing dory, a couple of Hobie cats.
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways.
—oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways.
—oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dory
Noun
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That includes boats, kayaks, canoes and personal watercraft.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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Buenavista, which emerged in the 1950s, has around 1,150 residents and 163 similarly vibrant homes, where residents travel between houses, shops and schools by small boats or canoes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Another unique addition to the outdoor space is a wooden skiff from Martha's Vineyard, which Leon says was one of his dad's favorite anecdotes to share with visitors.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.—
Hannah V. Herrero,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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The lifeguard pursued me in a gray metal dinghy with a bullhorn, ordering me out of the water and yanking me up over the side of his boat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The neighborhood It’d be easy to spend a week around Nay Palad’s beachfront area, alternating between dips in the pool, reading books in a hammock, and tours around the gin-clear water in a see-through kayak—but on-the-up Siargao is well worth exploring.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Adventurous beachgoers can reach the outer shore by wading through shallow, grassy waters during low tide or by kayak.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
Noun
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That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.—
Teresa Tomassoni,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sunshade on her stroller had gotten twisted around its thin chrome bars, reminding me of the pontoon that had been torn off.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The all-season lakefront resort offers family-friendly amenities and activities like weekend campfires with s’mores, pontoon boat charters, lawn games, and watercraft rentals.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The final raft scene matters because of that friendship.—
JD Linville,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The new Android firmware delivers a raft of security updates, and owners of Samsung flagships will not want to see more delays.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dory. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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