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Recent Examples of flotilla
Tracking showed the flotilla boats edging along the south coast of Crete.
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April 30, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Organizers have said more than 70 boats and 1,000 people from around the world would be participating, with more vessels joining the original boats as the flotilla sailed east across the Mediterranean.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Their attempt marks the second flotilla group that Israel has intercepted in the past year.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Greenpeace confirmed that its affiliated vessel Arctic Sunrise received the radio warning and that contact had been lost with several flotilla vessels after communication channels were jammed.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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April 30, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Organizers have said more than 70 boats and 1,000 people from around the world would be participating, with more vessels joining the original boats as the flotilla sailed east across the Mediterranean.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Their attempt marks the second flotilla group that Israel has intercepted in the past year.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Greenpeace confirmed that its affiliated vessel Arctic Sunrise received the radio warning and that contact had been lost with several flotilla vessels after communication channels were jammed.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
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Though our traveling party was relatively large with a dozen guests and several guides, the experience felt intimate, since we were divided up into a convoy of Land Rovers.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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When their convoy is brutally ambushed, they are left handcuffed together and, on the run, forcing her to put her life in his hands.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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The fiscal year 2027 update, released May 12, calls for a fleet of 450 vessels by 2031, consisting of 299 warships, 68 auxiliary ships, and 83 unmanned robotic vessels.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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In a statement, Lee Gordon, a spokesperson for Brunswick Corporation, which owns Freedom Boat Club, where the boat was docked, confirmed to PEOPLE that the vessel was part of its fleet.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The pop auteur emerged shortly after, leading a funeral procession–style parade of dancers and an eight-piece brass band performing somber, New Orleans–style jazz renditions of songs from her 2025 album Mayhem.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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There will also be an art show and a fursuit parade.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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On Monday, the Israeli navy stopped 41 boats from the flotilla in international waters off Cyprus and detained those on board.—
Natalie Melzer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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While Moore’s navy shade is no longer available on Larroudé’s site, the collaboration silhouette is still listed in black patent and silver specchio for $490.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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The procession often leads to violent confrontations between ultranationalists and Palestinian residents.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Rose Chung rehearses for a cultural procession that helps kick off San Francisco's Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month festivities at the Herbst Theater.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Yellow split peas, horse gram, chickpeas, brown lentils and moth beans — Iyer assembles an armada of more than 15 different types of legumes for the Legume Curries chapter.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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Following the United States’ launch of Operation Epic Fury late last month, Iran deployed its own armada of light-weight, low-cost attack drones.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Flotilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flotilla. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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