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Recent Examples of merchantman
These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
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Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchantman
Noun
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Daryl was able to get to France on a freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Nassau had no men-of-war ships, and Trott’s stone fort was still a building site.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2024
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My hundred-and-forty-foot man-of-war sought to make the first mission to the South Pole, a feat that would bring pride to England.—
Mike O’Brien,
The New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2023
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Only one month on, U.S. warships began patrolling international waters off Venezuela’s coast, ostensibly to target drug cartels, but realistically to pressure Maduro after Venezuelan threats against Guyana accelerated again with Guyanese elections being imminent. China To The Rescue?—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During Trump's first term, U.S. warships were also sent to the region, with little impact.—
NPR's International Desk,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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So Gabriela and her companion set off on a steamship headed to Altamira.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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And for those seeking British history, visit Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain, a steamship created by the man who masterminded much of England’s most impressive infrastructure, including the railway from London to Bristol.—
Lottie Gross,
AFAR Media,
29 Aug. 2025
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Unlike a steamer, Bounce’s spray is tiny enough to go inside your toiletry bag, which saves so much room in your carry-on.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Unlike a traditional steamer, the Quuejenl steamer also has a dry function that performs tasks where an iron may be better suited, like creating delicate pleats or pressing shirt collars.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks moved higher on Thursday, as traders evaluated the latest monetary policy updates from the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet, the Interior Ministry tracked down the theft to a museum restoration specialist who took the artifact and sold it to a silver trader, who passed it on to a workshop owner in Cairo’s historic jewelry district.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Other agencies would also be involved in trying to determine whether the company that owned the tanker had complied with regulations.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Four people have died and 90 others have been injured following a gas tanker explosion in Mexico City.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the red carpet, there were many classic diamond colliers and bibs, from Mikey Madison’s Tiffany & Co.—
Shannon Adducci,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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Plans call for two more such connections: one 400 kV, the other 225 kV. From these three sources, the collider’s infrastructure would distribute power to the collier’s eight access shafts; from there, it’d be distributed to the rest of the collider.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Feb. 2024
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“Merchantman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchantman. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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