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Recent Examples of shipmate
Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Its investigators also obtained video clips that mentioned North Koreans being on board and showed shipmates speaking in Korean.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Its investigators also obtained video clips that mentioned North Koreans being on board and showed shipmates speaking in Korean.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipmate
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The accounts claim that heavy-anti-armor-weapons crewman was one of Kent’s jobs in the Army.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2025
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One Mackay-Bennett crewman described how the ship came upon a cluster of 100 corpses on the second day of the search.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Navy also renamed the USNS Maury to the USNS Marie Tharp, removing the name of a Confederate sailor and replacing it with the name of a pioneering female oceanographer.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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Starting in August 2021, then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin required the COVID-19 shot for troops, sailors and airmen, arguing at the time that the mandate was critical to keeping U.S. forces healthy and ready to fight.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
28 May 2025
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And, like the seamen, Celebrity faced a rapidly evolving crisis and changing guidelines.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Government as a protector of health goes way back The U.S. public health service got its start in the 1700s service cared for seamen who were sick or injured.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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Harry worked as a deckhand (and then lead deckhand), while Bri served as a stewardess and then a third stewardess.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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The yacht’s chief engineer managed to get out from a wheelhouse door while assisting another deckhand, who likewise then helped lift out two other crew members onto the deck.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on what a rowing coxswain does.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.—
Caitlin MacGregor,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, notices to pilots and mariners suggest that May 21 is the working target, pending approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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Many anthropologists, along with Indigenous mariners, have built on Gladwin’s and Lewis’ work.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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Why, as the famous seafarer's prayer asks, is thy sea so great and my boat is so small?—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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The tiny seafarers have been seen along the west coast as far north as Canada and as far south as Mexico, iNaturalist data shows.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Similar to traditional Polynesian and Micronesian navigators, the Minoans may have mapped the rising and setting of stars to specific angles on the horizon, says Berio.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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For the first time, the event will feature a custom digital navigator powered by Walkabout, a company headed by North Park resident Tyson McDowell.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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