as in ships
a large craft for travel by water
for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
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Recent Examples of keels
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels.
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Gina Friedlande,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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From there, the builder installs two clamping, adjustable keels called leeboards that act together like a centerboard.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels.
—
Gina Friedlande,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keels
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The search spanned roughly 2,400 square miles and involved officials from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force who used three surface ships and 12 aircraft, according to the military.
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On July 4, the ships will participate in what organizers say will be the largest-ever flotilla of international tall ships and military vessels in New York Harbor.
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Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.
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By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.
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On June 6th, a fishing vessel in Manta burst into flames; hours later, more than thirty other boats had caught fire.
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The fire also destroyed two trucks and two boats, according to the fundraiser.
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My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship.
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The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by.
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French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the French Navy’s mine countermeasure and escort vessels will remain in the region.
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There was no immediate explanation for the ships that turned back on Friday and Saturday, though Iran has repeatedly said that vessels should only transit the strait through the route designated and authorized by the Islamic Republic.
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Richard Mille has teamed up with Italian bicycle manufacturer Colnago on a new tourbillon, a timepiece that essentially takes many of the features of the brand’s sleek bikes and plops them right on your wrist.
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Then a volcanic eruption plops a curious soft echidna’s egg in his path.
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Lili KobielskiDiscarded slips across the betting floor Sunday.
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Edmund Teske slips between genres with two small, dreamy images that layer a woman’s face over the façades of old buildings, like memories that refuse to fade.
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The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.
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Each January, Stoever makes a maximum contribution to a Roth IRA and plunks another chunk of cash in a solo 401(k).
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“Keels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keels. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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