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Recent Examples of tugboat
Maintaining the tugboat became cumbersome, and three Zizian members opted to move into box trucks before squatting in a Bay Area trailer lot owned by Curtis Lind, then age 80, a former shipworker and grandfather of four.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The strikes took place on a military base on the peninsula and in Sevastopol Bay, a Russian tugboat was also hit, according to the GUR.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Museumgoers can also explore a huge freighter and tugboat, docked along the Maumee River outside the museum.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said an aluminum fishing vessel collided with a commercial tugboat, sending the two people on the fishing vessel overboard, according to ABC affiliate WAAY and the Trussville Tribune.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The strikes took place on a military base on the peninsula and in Sevastopol Bay, a Russian tugboat was also hit, according to the GUR.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Museumgoers can also explore a huge freighter and tugboat, docked along the Maumee River outside the museum.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said an aluminum fishing vessel collided with a commercial tugboat, sending the two people on the fishing vessel overboard, according to ABC affiliate WAAY and the Trussville Tribune.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tugboat
Noun
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But crew numbers for each towboat are the same.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The gig is providing extra income for Novinska, who's typically a towboat captain pushing barges full of goods on the river.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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The barge struck the sailboat head-on, causing it to tip and capsize, the lawsuit alleges.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The games in previous years consisted of events like precision passing competitions, spectacular catch competitions, dodgeball games, tug of war bouts and relay races.—
Sam Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
2 Feb. 2026
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Even as home priorities tug, warmth and patience keep everyone on your side through this shift.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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On Monday, the ferry canceled all departures due to the ice and high winds.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ōkunoshima is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi Station, located in the small city of Takehara.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That means that instead of dramatic peaks and troughs in energy use, everything stays on an even keel.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whatever the issues between Chelsea and his predecessor, Enzo Maresca, there’s no denying the Italian kept results at Stamford Bridge on an even keel.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Billed as being in the spirit of Cars and Planes, the story revolves around the titular Tudy, an intrepid young lifeboat who dreams of adventures on the high seas but is held back by her father, the Admiral, who is still haunted by the loss of his wife.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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That’s bad news for hundreds of middling private equity firms waiting for a lifeboat that may never come.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Tugboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tugboat. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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