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Recent Examples of shallop
The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
The shallop, by contrast, was meant for shallow water where larger ships couldn’t venture.
—Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
The shallop, by contrast, was meant for shallow water where larger ships couldn’t venture.
—Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shallop
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While the climactic smackdown pits Wonder Woman vs. full feral Cheetah, an earlier fight at the White House is the real pinnace of their rivalry, presenting both Gadot and Wiig as physical powerhouses.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Dec. 2020
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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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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The 80-foot schooner provides passengers with an interactive sailing experience with spectacular views of the New England coastline.—
Rachel Holt,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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There are other reasons for sending the frigates, however.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Raytheon will provide SeaRAM launchers, Blast Test Vehicles, and technical services for the first three frigates now under construction in Japan.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 May 2026
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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
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Founded in 2016 by Raaghav Belavadi, the company began as a luxury car rental platform in Bangalore before rapidly expanding into private jets, yachts, helicopters, concierge services, and international luxury experiences.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The perfect yacht charter rarely happens by accident.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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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
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“Shallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallop. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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