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Recent Examples of outboard
The outboard also features Honda's Boost Low Speed Torque (BLAST) technology that optimizes air-fuel ratio and ignition timing to maximize low-end torque for smooth, efficient takeoff.
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New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Alexander and his crew zipped over flat seas on the blue bird day with no wind and powered by four 300-horsepower Mercury outboards.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
Our 16-foot skiff knifed out of Winchester Bay, on the Oregon coast 200 miles south of Astoria, an hour before noon on June 23, 1964, with four aboard, headed for the salmon grounds outside the bar, the 40-horsepower outboard leaving a clean, white wake.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Alexander and his crew zipped over flat seas on the blue bird day with no wind and powered by four 300-horsepower Mercury outboards.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
Our 16-foot skiff knifed out of Winchester Bay, on the Oregon coast 200 miles south of Astoria, an hour before noon on June 23, 1964, with four aboard, headed for the salmon grounds outside the bar, the 40-horsepower outboard leaving a clean, white wake.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outboard
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The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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This is also the first McLaren road car to use pushrods that are linked to inboard dampers, another aspect of the car’s ruthless aero optimization.—
Jason Barlow,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2024
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Drug traffickers are suspected of having adopted narco-submarines as early as the late ’80s when U.S. authorities cracked down on the powerboats and low-flying aircraft used to bring in drugs then.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Six official locations for the 2025 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show: — Miami Beach Convention Center (1901 Convention Center Dr.) offers powerboats up to 49 feet, engine manufacturers, marine accessories, electronics, retail pavilions.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Cue more fights, explosions (including one on a pontoon boat) and a very sleek looking Stone who appears to be some criminal boss.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Rent bikes, kayaks, golf carts, and even pontoon boats.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Theirs turned out to be a small motorboat that would take them across the bay.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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Locals were aghast, envisioning the small lake and its surroundings being overrun by RVs, motorboats and traffic with insufficient parking.—
John Meyer,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
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At under 3 pounds, this inflatable dinghy isn’t exactly ocean-worthy or ready for heavy rapids.—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
16 Feb. 2025
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In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
25 Mar. 2025
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Erik Heil Germany, one of the newer teams, is led by driver Erik Heil, a two-time bronze medalist in the 49er skiff class.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters also returned to the water to get the canoe.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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From there, the canoe will continue its circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, which began in Alaska in June 2023.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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What started back in the 1980s as a small gathering of gearheads has grown into a premier West Coast car show, drawing pristine hot rods, retro cruisers, and muscle machines from across the country—and even as far as Australia.—
Cliff Lewis,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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Proctor also drank while on duty and drove his cruiser, according to the trial board’s findings.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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