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Recent Examples of navy
Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound bombs.
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CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
There’s also a boxwood green with a coastal navy that just pops.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But its navy controlled enough of the Black Sea to blockade Ukrainian ports, choking the country’s economy and threatening global food security because Ukraine is a major grain exporter.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Other key neutrals are navy (especially paired with crimson), olive (for a pop of nostalgic color) and gray and black.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
There’s also a boxwood green with a coastal navy that just pops.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But its navy controlled enough of the Black Sea to blockade Ukrainian ports, choking the country’s economy and threatening global food security because Ukraine is a major grain exporter.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Other key neutrals are navy (especially paired with crimson), olive (for a pop of nostalgic color) and gray and black.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navy
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During the unprecedented China's naval circumnavigation of Australia, which took place from mid-February to early March, it was reported that the flotilla, consisting of a destroyer, a frigate, and a replenishment ship, likely deployed with a nuclear-powered submarine.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the relatively calm, turquoise seas of the Ionian Sea, flotilla yacht charters are great for family and friends seeking easygoing sailing between islands, including Corfu, Lefkas, and Paxos.—
Helen Iatrou,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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The line’s new U.S. flagship – designed with American guests in mind – is home to the largest Yacht Club in the line’s fleet.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Manhattan Beer employees supply bars, restaurants, delis and groceries throughout New York City, Westchester, Long Island and the Hudson Valley with beer, wine and cider with their fleet of 350 trucks.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces originally claimed the convoy was moving suspiciously, without headlights or flashing lights, toward Israeli troops and that members of the emergency teams were militants.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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Then on Saturday morning, Jihan saw a convoy of gunmen set her neighbor’s house aflame on the outskirts of al-Qusour neighborhood.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Yet the size of the Kremlin’s ICBM armada is many times larger, say the worldwide nuclear weapons monitors at the Federation of American Scientists.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The armada includes a basket on wheels that can collect rebounds and pass balls to players, other robots that can stand in as defenders and a collection of Spot robots from Boston Dynamics.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Navy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navy. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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