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Recent Examples of sea captain
In a 26-minute coda, which opened with a six-month time jump…
▲ Hapless Choi was released from prison after a six-month stint (for breaking into super-sus sea captain Park’s home) and reunited with his funny li’l buddy as well as (former) police detective Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun).
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 June 2025
There had been speculative casting information about a new Season 3 series regular role of a sea captain in his 20s that could be who Richardson will portray.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 June 2025
The famed British sea captain James Cook reported that Indigenous canoes were as fast and agile as his ships.
—The Conversation, 14 May 2025
The New England seaport showcases its English colonial past with its quaint harbor, sea captains’ homes, and maritime festivals.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 June 2025
There had been speculative casting information about a new Season 3 series regular role of a sea captain in his 20s that could be who Richardson will portray.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 June 2025
The famed British sea captain James Cook reported that Indigenous canoes were as fast and agile as his ships.
—The Conversation, 14 May 2025
The New England seaport showcases its English colonial past with its quaint harbor, sea captains’ homes, and maritime festivals.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
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These sessions are not abstract or overly theoretical—they are grounded in the real challenges military members face every day, from managing stress before briefing a commander, to building cohesion within diverse units, to navigating conflict across teams.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That Native American on the seal could be replaced, for instance, by one of the Pilgrims — say William Bradford, the Pilgrim leader, or Miles Standish, the group’s military commander.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Boone finally got the Yankees to their first World Series since 2009 last year, but a season of ups and downs in the Bronx has created enough discontent among fans for questions about the skipper's job security to be at least somewhat reasonable.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the skipper sounded like the wait was worth it.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Season 2 expands to 18 episodes and introduces new cast members, including Steve Howey as a charismatic precinct captain and Mekhi Phifer in a top-secret recurring role.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The crew watched as the captain’s papers were hurled 50 feet into the air.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Spotify has yet to confirm whether it's changed its limit of six skips per hour.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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His voice took a few beats to settle, but in the meantime who wouldn’t be captivated by Martin’s joyful skips, knee bends, winks and grins?—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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In mid-June, President Donald Trump nominated Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, a F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot, for promotion to vice admiral and command of the Navy's strategically important 7th Fleet.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to police, 26 officers were injured during the demonstration in London and at least 25 arrests were made.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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His fellow referees dressed as a fisherman, an admiral and a commander.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One day, a visiting admiral ordered him to steal a sacred relic from a temple.—
Greg Mitchell
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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