as in rower
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars
"All oars ho!" the boatswain ordered
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Recent Examples of oar
airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Startled, Carter splashed the rabbit with an oar, prompting it to retreat.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.
—National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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Noun
Elon Musk is sticking his oar in, George Santos is enduring, and Matt Gaetz is concerned about his contouring
January 11, 2025
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All through this feature’s brief year-end hiatus, the elite class of Attention Whores kept in fighting trim.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Startled, Carter splashed the rabbit with an oar, prompting it to retreat.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.
—Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.
—National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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Pushing the River, by Frank Bures $20 on Amazon Similar Reads My own preferred mode of paddling is in a canoe, and Bures’s book adds to the surprisingly sparse ranks of canoeing literature.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
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Visitors can paddle across its still surface on flat bamboo rafts or swim out to nearby monkey-less Monkey Island and spend the afternoon relaxing on its beautiful beach.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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An inflatable raft on the water offers plenty of sunny-day pleasures, from lounging in the heat to rowing along a river or simply climbing on and jumping off.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Activities mirror the simple fare: canoeing and rowing on Kenoza Lake, swimming in the hotel’s pool, or relaxing in its hot tub and outdoor sauna.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
29 May 2025
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Others crank up the adventure, canoeing along the river or following the pathways for some hiking.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon, authorities said, after her spouse tried unsuccessfuly to fight off the predator.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
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“Oar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oar. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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