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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
Jessica joined the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, working on the missiles and armaments of the massive aircraft carrier.
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Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
France, which has rushed its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean, is working with other countries to prepare such a mission once the air war has subsided.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players in the conflict, including Iran, in a bid to position Paris for future diplomatic talks.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the week, the Navy had 12 ships, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and eight destroyers, in the Arabian Sea.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
France, which has rushed its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean, is working with other countries to prepare such a mission once the air war has subsided.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players in the conflict, including Iran, in a bid to position Paris for future diplomatic talks.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the week, the Navy had 12 ships, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and eight destroyers, in the Arabian Sea.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
Noun
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On the threat to merchant ships, Trump projected uncertainty.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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As far back as 1975, when President Gerald Ford rescued the SS Mayaguez, the merchant ship captured by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, presidents have acknowledged the law and dutifully reported their military actions to Congress.—
Sarah Burns,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the Strait of Hormuz blocked to most traffic, Saudi Arabia is routing oil exports through its east-west pipeline to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, and tanker traffic there has surged.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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A couple of cutters, couple of good sliders.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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As approximately 96% of adult manatees bear scars from watercraft strikes, this remains a serious issue for the species.—
Elizabeth Neville,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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To get on land, these types of Marine units primarily seize footholds by riding small watercraft onto beaches or by helicopter insertion.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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In this screenshot from one of the live cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the new Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being jettisoned away from the station.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
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Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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For traders, this level must hold.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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The cost of taking corn and soybeans to market, whether via truck, barge or rail, also goes up along with oil prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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The company plans to transport Starships built in Texas via barge to Florida to help scale up the program and to begin launch operations there.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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