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Recent Examples of schooner
Further investigations revealed the mysterious vessel had a boxy shape, with a bow that looked similar to those found on Great Lakes scow schooners.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Get out on the harbor aboard a vintage schooner with Newport Classic Cruises.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
According to the articles, a schooner named Oriental left Connecticut en route to Philadelphia with five crew members onboard.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Get out on the harbor aboard a vintage schooner with Newport Classic Cruises.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
According to the articles, a schooner named Oriental left Connecticut en route to Philadelphia with five crew members onboard.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooner
Noun
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From Ocean Swell to Living-Room Calm Industrial designer Roey Pan sketched the first arc aboard a 27-ft sloop, tracing the way a mainsail breathes with the wind.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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An avuncular figure in his 70s with the physique of a man who has enjoyed life, Pier Luigi fell in love with sailing in his late teens, when a family friend took him for a cruise in a sloop.—
Paul Croughton,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
Noun
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Well, the star decided to go topless, for the clip, filmed on a yacht in the middle of the ocean.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Think Bella Hadid resting on a yacht.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Water poured in too fast for the crew to pump it out, and the ship's captain ordered the eight-man crew onto the yawl boat.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Water poured in too fast for the crew to pump it out, and the ship's captain ordered the men into the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
Noun
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According to the report, Chinese naval ships deployed in the PMZ during that period included Type 054A and Type 054B frigates.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bane claimed Heslop disappeared from his catamaran in the middle of the night.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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By combining the catamaran’s exclusivity and exceptional onboard service with Cookson’s unparalleled ability to tailor exceptional experiences, this collaboration offers an extraordinary way to explore the archipelago.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Schooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooner. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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