shipmates

Definition of shipmatesnext
plural of shipmate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipmates
Noun
  • These items provide a direct connection to the ordinary sailors who fought and died aboard the Dannebroge, not just the officers whose belongings typically survive in museum collections.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Shoes and fragments of clothing, and various small items the sailors would have carried with them—clay pipes, uniform insignia, and weapons.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight.
    Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts say the move is significant because hundreds of ships and roughly 20,000 seafarers have been stranded inside the Gulf amid Iranian threats, attacks, and the imposition of de facto tolls for safe passage.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The attacks prompted shipping companies to use a longer route, adding weeks onto journeys and forcing them to spend more on fuel, insurance and seafarers’ wages.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At least 12 incidents involving vessels around the strait have been confirmed since fighting began, according to two global trackers, and at least seven mariners have been killed.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In recent research, my colleagues and I interviewed professional mariners about their experiences with cyber incidents and their preparedness to respond to them.
    Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Connecting with financial counselors, patient navigators and care coordinators could help young patients on public insurance or those who lack insurance navigate the system.
    Rhonda Winegar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • So traditional navigators like her, who look to the stars, waves and other elements in nature to pilot across the ocean, see the bird's presence as a sign that land is near.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Shipmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmates. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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