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Recent Examples of flotilla
When an aid flotilla attempted to break a blockade of Gaza in 2010, Israeli forces stormed a Turkish ship, the Mavi Marmara, killing nine people on board.
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Sam Mednick and Renata Brito, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The mental health therapy flotilla currently afloat is not prepared to handle it and is barely keeping above water as is.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
During the Chinese naval voyage, an Australian military official told local media that the Chinese flotilla likely deployed with a nuclear-powered submarine.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The Chinese flotilla held a war game off the east coast of Australia in late February, which prompted airlines to divert flights.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sam Mednick and Renata Brito, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The mental health therapy flotilla currently afloat is not prepared to handle it and is barely keeping above water as is.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
During the Chinese naval voyage, an Australian military official told local media that the Chinese flotilla likely deployed with a nuclear-powered submarine.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The Chinese flotilla held a war game off the east coast of Australia in late February, which prompted airlines to divert flights.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
Noun
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Instead of using soldiers to run resupply convoys, the soldiers can be allocated towards more direct combat roles.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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On February 8, 2022, a convoy of vehicles descended on Wellington, inspired by the Canadian trucker protest that was then paralyzing Ottawa.—
Rachel Morris,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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However, Waymo’s business model necessitates owning its vehicles and investing heavily in retrofitting and fleet management, resulting in high operational costs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The other option would be to change over the entire fleet, including the 222 vehicles that cannot be easily changed.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Several patriotic and celebratory songs were played during the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade and President Donald Trump's unofficial birthday party on June 14.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Some estimates put the parade price tag at $45 million.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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John Allen) And some of the smaller navies will be reassured by the presence of the American warships.—
David Mac Dougall,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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In a Japan Air Lines poster from the same period, eagle-eyed viewers will similarly spot the flag of the British merchant navy in the background.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The procession with more than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks was one Trump tried to make happen in his first term after seeing such an event in Paris in 2017, but the plans didn't come together until this year, when the parade was added to an event recognizing the Army's 250th anniversary.—
LOLITA C. BALDOR,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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Prince William and Kate Middleton were on hand with their children — Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — first participating in the procession through the city before returning to Buckingham Palace for the event's grand finale: the balcony appearance to watch a flypast.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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There, Sith cultists had been working to keep Palpatine's vision for a New Empire alive by building an unstoppable armada.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Soon each of us had a small aerial armada of paper airplanes in myriad shapes.—
Michael Monson,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
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“Flotilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flotilla. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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