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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pullers
Noun
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One legend has it that the dish was the result of ingredients salvaged by the sailors of a sunken ship.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Credit still flows to soldiers and sailors.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight.—
Noelle Wiehe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Open from April through mid-November, the getaway is part resort and part spa, with its private soaking cabanas—outfitted with oversized stand-alone tubs, soaking salts, and bathrooms—being one of the most notable amenities on property.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Synthetics are manufactured using industrial processes and come as either soluble salts or solid/granular products.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But health care navigators say skipping coverage can be far riskier than the potential for their address to land in the hands of immigration enforcement officers.—
Paul Kiefer,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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In some districts, navigators focus on violence prevention or absenteeism.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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No large-scale study has directly compared menstrual blood collection with vaginal self-swabs—a gap the authors of the new paper acknowledge.—
Christina Szalinski,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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After testing punch holes, wet and dry swabs, wet and dry vacuuming, and tools used in the forensic science community, the research team determined that dry swabbing could collect enough DNA for a sample and would not damage the artwork.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In Outbound, 2023, oarsmen paddle a boat out to sea, escorted by sinister seagulls.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The only noise is the dip-dip of oars and the ethereal screech of horseshoe bats.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Last week’s whale sightings by the Aquarium led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement a voluntary slow speed zone called a Dynamic Management Area (DMA) for mariners to reduce their speed to 10 knots to protect the whales.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Pullers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullers. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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