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Recent Examples of tanker
Ground crews attacked the right flank of the fire while an air tanker made retardant drops across the head and left flank.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Wednesday’s attack saw Israeli fighters, supported by tankers due to the long distance to their target, bomb and destroy the last commercial plane in Sanaa airport used by the Houthis.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Rescue crews on Sunday shut down eastbound and westbound lanes on Interstate 595 for hours after a tanker and a Broward County Transit bus crashed, caught fire and created a thick cloud of black smoke.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
The tankers, many with opaque ownership structures, transport Russian oil for export to avoid Western sanctions.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Wednesday’s attack saw Israeli fighters, supported by tankers due to the long distance to their target, bomb and destroy the last commercial plane in Sanaa airport used by the Houthis.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Rescue crews on Sunday shut down eastbound and westbound lanes on Interstate 595 for hours after a tanker and a Broward County Transit bus crashed, caught fire and created a thick cloud of black smoke.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
The tankers, many with opaque ownership structures, transport Russian oil for export to avoid Western sanctions.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
Noun
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But that changed in the 1950s after a barge, loaded with construction materials to build a school, got stuck near present-day Newtok and couldn’t navigate farther upriver.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
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Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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After learning of the loss of the iron ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the deaths of all 29 crew members from Newsweek, Gord lifted passages from the article and put them to a dreamy dirge: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Night shift in a teeming academic hospital can feel like a relentlessly heaving freighter, and I’d been hustling from ward to ward bailing water; this task was just another on my scut list.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Moving the supertanker of investor skepticism, ie doesn’t turn quickly, will take time.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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Foreign Minister Gideon Saar appealed to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Croatia to deploy firefighting aircraft and helicopters, including large-capacity supertankers, to support Israeli efforts to contain the fast-moving blazes.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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British warships sank the vessel off the coast near the port city of Cartagena.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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On June 8, however, the galleon had the misfortune of running across a squadron of five British warships during the War of Spanish Succession.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
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Many arrived aboard elegant steamships, but the number of guests increased once regional railroads built tracks north to Mackinaw City in the early 1880s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Moulton spent five weeks traveling by steamship, train and stagecoach to Santa Ana, arriving on May 6, 1874.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
19 May 2025
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Back then, the steamer was the first to push content out in 4K and later HDR.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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When used together, the steamer and the mask boost curls’ retention and definition while tending to overall hair health.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The center has been closed for a a maintenance project, including a new pool liner and tile replacement, but is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, June 3.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Some hammocks are suitable for sleeping in and have built-in liners and mosquito nets.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 May 2025
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Hyperloop is for transport between cities, and that would go much faster than 150 mph.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The main unit is attached to a transparent tilt base that can disperse a little of the projector's laser light when docked, and there's a buckle lanyard for between-use transport.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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