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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scows
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Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.
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Rescuers rowed boats, canoes, and rafts to people trapped in homes and businesses and on rooftops.
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When Paul Revere came to Portsmouth with news that the British were headed toward the fort, Cheswill rode to Exeter to help spread the news and build rafts to defend Portsmouth Harbor.
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Bring your innertubes and rafts or borrow some and enjoy a family-friendly movie under the stars.
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The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
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With the right wind, the little skiffs skate across the ice, reaching top speeds of 50 to 60 miles per hour.
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His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.
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When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies.
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Kelce would take the women on dates to concerts, on yachts and on private jets.
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Standing near yachts, Mercedes Moné boasts about winning the Owen Hart Cup for the second consecutive year.
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French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the French Navy’s mine countermeasure and escort vessels will remain in the region.
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There was no immediate explanation for the ships that turned back on Friday and Saturday, though Iran has repeatedly said that vessels should only transit the strait through the route designated and authorized by the Islamic Republic.
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The capital’s traditional Independence Day show had 10,000 shells lasting 18 minutes.
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Organizers said the display featured three times as many fireworks shells as in previous years — the largest fireworks Stars & Stripes show to date.
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View of model sailboats displayed in the windows of homes, Monhegan Island, Maine, 1979.
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Though an improvement from sailboats of previous generations, VELA’s massive ship isn’t exactly what most would call lightning fast.
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“Scows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scows. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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