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Recent Examples of seiner
Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
After five years in the U.S. Army, Herring had become a deckhand on a purse seiner off the coast of Maine.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
Ellenbogen and a team of scientists observed the tuna being caught by large purse seiner fishing boats from Turkey, France, Spain, and Italy among other countries, with some illegally using spotter planes to locate the fish.
—Rebecca Horne, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2010
The Western Flyer, a 77-foot purse seiner built of old-growth Douglas fir in 1937, has outlasted nearly all its contemporaries, despite its sinkings.
—Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2019
By Six Seiners Sharon said she was nearly run down by six seiners while coming down the coast from Point Arguello.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2019
Take a scenic drive along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up with their catch.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
Anyone who has ever worked aboard a seiner has horror stories of close calls, or worse.
—Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2018
San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
After five years in the U.S. Army, Herring had become a deckhand on a purse seiner off the coast of Maine.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
Ellenbogen and a team of scientists observed the tuna being caught by large purse seiner fishing boats from Turkey, France, Spain, and Italy among other countries, with some illegally using spotter planes to locate the fish.
—Rebecca Horne, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2010
The Western Flyer, a 77-foot purse seiner built of old-growth Douglas fir in 1937, has outlasted nearly all its contemporaries, despite its sinkings.
—Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2019
By Six Seiners Sharon said she was nearly run down by six seiners while coming down the coast from Point Arguello.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2019
Take a scenic drive along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up with their catch.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
Anyone who has ever worked aboard a seiner has horror stories of close calls, or worse.
—Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seiner
Noun
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The ship was now well-manned in its hunt for whalers.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Near the Bering Strait, the crew spotted the Brunswick, incapacitated after striking ice and surrounded by other whalers preparing to buy off its goods.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
Noun
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In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.—
Dorothy Wickenden,
The New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2023
Noun
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On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing called 2025, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda deserves a spot at the very top.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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That’s key here, because Dutch authorities allege Bei W.’s money came from an underground banker trying to launder money.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
Noun
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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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Classic ferry ticket, $22.95 for an adult round-trip ticket and $17.95 for children.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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From the ferry landing, hike the Cape Moreton Track to the historic Cape Moreton Lighthouse (the only stone lighthouse in Queensland) and take in sweeping views of the Pacific.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Gulf Coast shrimpers have been pummeled in recent years by natural and man-made disasters, as well as rising fuel costs.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Southern shrimpers face multiple challenges, including rising costs and cheaper foreign imports.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One of the marine national parks in the study, the Picardy Estuaries and Opal Sea, saw nearly 60 trawlers log close to 7,500 hours of fishing in 2024.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Fearful of being tracked by Soviet spy trawlers, the carrier’s commanding officer instructed all aircraft to turn off their radar altimeter, a device that gives a precise reading of altitude more accurately than the standard barometric altimeter.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Snooks Moore comes from a long line of commercial Cook Inlet fishers and is herself a sixth-generation gillnetter.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
12 Mar. 2022
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The price tag on working gillnetters can be as low as ten grand for an out-of-repair fiberglass Rawson or as much as $400,000 for a fancy new aluminum drift boat with full refrigeration.—
John Schandelmeier,
Anchorage Daily News,
7 July 2018
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“Seiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seiner. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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