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Recent Examples of dory
More boats were gathering: a center console with dual Yamahas, other canoes of varying sizes (including one painted to resemble a scaly serpent), some kayaks, a rowing dory, a couple of Hobie cats.
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways.
—oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways.
—oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dory
Noun
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There happened to be a canoe in Sarah’s carport, in Pittsboro.—
Jessica Pishko,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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In 1974, Margaret and Harold Hedges, brothers Stewart and Steve Noland, and Coleman Holt climbed into three canoes to put in at Dixon Ford to become the first people known to run this stretch of the Buffalo River.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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And today there’s a big casino with roller skating where Old Man Dill used to moor the three leaky skiffs which comprised his boat livery.—
Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
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Adventure intel: Green Lake, the larger of the two, has a sandy public beach with swimming access and a boat house that rents rowboats and kayaks (from $12 an hour).—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Decorate a patriotic dinghy 12 feet and under and enter the parade.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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Or rather, the slow, clinging descent down the dinghy’s slippery three-step ladder into what might as well have been a black hole, the water was so opaque.—
Billie Cohen,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tina Hambly, the 55-year-old mother of Joyce's best friend and roommate, helped with the search for the college friends using a kayak oar to poke at branches and other debris.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Oru Lake Kayak for $399 (100 off) Oru Kayak Oru's foldable kayaks are genius—all the boat, none of the size.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Work scows were up to 90 feet long and hauled coal, grain and limestone.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Instead, its members have up to 50 small, modest, one- and two-person dinghies, 20-foot racing scows, and a few larger craft.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Explore more than 75 boats, including pontoons, deck boats and bow riders from more than a dozen top brands.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Ski Patrol rents ski boats and pontoons ($225 for two hours) as well as jet skis ($180 for two hours).—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Search and Rescue is a volunteer on-the-ground team that uses drones, K-9 units, rafts, and more to comb large areas in the aftermath of natural disasters.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
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The other oar was smashed off, and the raft was littered up with leaves and branches and dirt.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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“Dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dory. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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