as in to snarl
to speak sharply or irritably
the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them
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as in ship
a boat equipped with one or more sails
took a small bark out on the lake
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Recent Examples of bark
Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
And after learning the hard way that the window down creates a barking fit, Kristina kept the child lock on to stop the window from rolling down.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
The dogs on David Mancl's block in West Allis bark at anything.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Your barking Chihuahua may be an uninvited participant in all the important Zoom meetings of your neighbor who works from home.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
And after learning the hard way that the window down creates a barking fit, Kristina kept the child lock on to stop the window from rolling down.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Here, plant extracts like cypress leaf and skullcap help balance oil and prevent future congestion, while willow bark extract and salicylic acid clear out dead skin and visibly tighten pores.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
The dogs on David Mancl's block in West Allis bark at anything.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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That history includes the 1947 Texas City disaster, when a ship carrying ammonium nitrate exploded and killed nearly 600 people, and the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, which killed 15 people.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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She’s invited on the ship to take a break from the hard-hitting stories that have shaken her up.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Dash was a privateer schooner that vanished in 1815 and soon entered local legend as a ghost ship.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Researchers discovered a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 140 years ago, ending decades of searches for the elusive ghost ship.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by the original 1926 Q Class sloop, known as Q7 Falcon, aka Lively Lady, which Peter sails regularly around San Diego.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From Ocean Swell to Living-Room Calm Industrial designer Roey Pan sketched the first arc aboard a 27-ft sloop, tracing the way a mainsail breathes with the wind.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Designed by superyacht interior designer Giuseppina Arena, the project features 36 residences—including two 8,000-square-foot penthouses—polished mahogany finishes, signature aquamarine accents, and a marina for yachts up to 65 feet.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bark. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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