as in freighter
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Recent Examples of merchantman
These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
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Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchantman
Noun
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The agency had said mission teams would inspect the freighter over the coming days to determine if Cygnus itself was still intact.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Chris Cook, Maersk’s managing director for South Asia, told the Economic Times that the company would explore the potential and feasibility of investing in dedicated air freighters and partnerships in the green fuel segment in India.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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Nassau had no men-of-war ships, and Trott’s stone fort was still a building site.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2024
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My hundred-and-forty-foot man-of-war sought to make the first mission to the South Pole, a feat that would bring pride to England.—
Mike O’Brien,
The New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2023
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Latest footage released by the U.S. Central Command on X shows missiles were fired from a warship and fighter jets were launched from the Harry S. Truman to strike the Houthis.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The oilers are particularly needed in the Indo-Pacific and Persian Gulf — areas regularly patrolled by warships based in San Diego, Hawaii, Washington state and sites in Japan.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Told in first-person narrative with archival photos, the 225-page coffee-table book covers the family’s many setbacks and triumphs dating back to the early 1890s, when Jessop’s great-grandparents arrived in San Diego via steamship, rail and horsedrawn buggy.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The wooden steamship — which measured 95 feet and weighed 82 gross tons — was built in 1873 in Stockton, New South Wales, according to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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While steaming, be sure to hold the steamer nozzle upright so hot water doesn't spill or dribble out.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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What is the difference between a (portable) steamer and iron?—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
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How the stock market has changed since Election Day The downturn since mid-February is in stark contrast to the 4.5% run-up in the S&P 500 following Trump's election when traders predicted his administration would usher in more business-friendly policies.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, is up around 15% so far this year as traders and central banks buy it to hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainties.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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With past tanker seizures straining relations between Tehran and Washington, the move could escalate tensions further.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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But deploying firefighters, helicopters and water tankers is often based on human decisions.—
Devendra Goyal,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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On the red carpet, there were many classic diamond colliers and bibs, from Mikey Madison’s Tiffany & Co.—
Shannon Adducci,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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Plans call for two more such connections: one 400 kV, the other 225 kV. From these three sources, the collider’s infrastructure would distribute power to the collier’s eight access shafts; from there, it’d be distributed to the rest of the collider.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Feb. 2024
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“Merchantman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchantman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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