merchant ships

Definition of merchant shipsnext
plural of merchant ship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant ships
Noun
  • Rank-and-file traders—dismissed by OGs as tourists—either panic-​sold, drifted toward shinier obsessions like AI and prediction markets, or quietly shed the identity of crypto bro altogether.
    Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Stock futures traded higher early Wednesday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's rate policy decision.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Count Kimbrel among the pitchers who are working on cutters this spring as well.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Several Mets pitchers, including Manaea and Devin Williams, are working on cutters to give their arsenals another distinct pitch to land in the strike zone.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Many shower curtain liners can be washed in the washing machine with baking soda to bust through tough grime and mildew and a towel to keep the liner from wrinkling.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner can be very unsightly.
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Correcting An Expensive Mistake Designed as a new class of multi-mission stealth warships, the Zumwalt-class was meant to meet the congressional mandate for a warship that offered the naval fire support of a battleship.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Merchant ships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant%20ships. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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