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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
Trump has stationed the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Middle East.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The White House has been pressuring Iran over its nuclear program and recently dispatched a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East as military tensions heighten.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
The Ford is the world’s largest aircraft carrier, embarking more than 4,000 personnel and dozens of combat aircraft.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
State media reported in 2014 that two PLA Naval Air Force pilots died while testing J-15 fighter jets on the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, though no further information was given.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The White House has been pressuring Iran over its nuclear program and recently dispatched a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East as military tensions heighten.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
The Ford is the world’s largest aircraft carrier, embarking more than 4,000 personnel and dozens of combat aircraft.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
State media reported in 2014 that two PLA Naval Air Force pilots died while testing J-15 fighter jets on the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, though no further information was given.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
Noun
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One became a merchant ship navigator in 1918.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of its full deployment from September 2024 through May 2025, the carrier strike group had a friendly fire incident in December — when a Navy destroyer launched missiles at two F-18s — a collision with a merchant ship in February and lost two F-18s, one in April and another in May.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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According to Davie fire officials, the crash involved two vehicles, including a fuel tanker, in the westbound lanes of I-595 east of Davie Road.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The movie opens with marshland residents, including Lamia and Bibi, lining up far back and pressing urgently forward, jerricans in hand, to receive fresh water at a tanker truck from officials offering it as a gift from Hussein.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cut with a floured 2 3/4- to 3-inch round or square cutter; re-form scraps as necessary to make six biscuits.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hitters still struggled to hit the forkball last season, but hit his sweeper and sinker hard, and to a lesser extent, his cutter as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The strikes against the small watercraft come as the Pentagon pulls its warships back from the region to refocus on the Middle East.—
Tara Copp,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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While Trader and another man waited by the gate, two women boarded Abzal’s yacht and took photos of themselves on the watercraft, posting them on the social media platform Snapchat.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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With the prospect of dollar assets paying less interest in the future, traders are staying away.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Rather, platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi allow traders to buy and sell contracts among themselves, with the companies collecting a small fee on each trade.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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It's then sent by barge to West Elizabeth.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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