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Recent Examples of warship
Da Nang has often hosted foreign warships, including those of the U.S. Navy.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Most of China’s current production comprises commercial shipping vessels; modern warships are much more complex to build, but in the course of a long war commercial shipyards in China could learn to do so.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
Some of the larger military applications have created warships of immense size.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
It is designed with advanced stealth technology, combat command systems and firepower integration, the Chinese state media said, enhancing the warship's performance.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Most of China’s current production comprises commercial shipping vessels; modern warships are much more complex to build, but in the course of a long war commercial shipyards in China could learn to do so.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
Some of the larger military applications have created warships of immense size.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
It is designed with advanced stealth technology, combat command systems and firepower integration, the Chinese state media said, enhancing the warship's performance.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warship
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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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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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The barges appear to be connected in a continuous span, with the lead ship's ramp extended past the beach.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In the one-minute trailer, Kian dreams up the island in sketches that come to life on the small platform that features a colorful climbing wall on the floating barge in the middle of the ocean.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 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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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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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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It had been stated before, that Starfleet ships in the 23rd century didn’t have holodecks, but suddenly here is one — that grid pattern is unmistakable — and the crew seems to be using it to solve a whodunnit, Christie-style.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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It is set to join its sister ship, USS Harry S. Truman, which is operating in the Middle East.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The aircraft took part in the Argentine military operation in January alongside a smaller C-12 surveillance plane and two corvette warships, according to the Argentine navy.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Russian ship under British surveillance, known as the corvette Boikiy, was escorting the merchant vessel the Baltic Leader on its voyage from Syria through the English Channel and North Sea.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warship. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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