as in ships
a boat equipped with one or more sails
took a small bark out on the lake
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as in shouts
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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Recent Examples of barks
Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The sounds of sweet barks, slurps from surrounding water bowls and giggles over the elaborate canine costumes filled the air.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Aaron Spencer was jolted awake by the frantic barks of his daughter’s chihuahua.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The sounds of sweet barks, slurps from surrounding water bowls and giggles over the elaborate canine costumes filled the air.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Plus, the exhaust barks out back with little pops and bangs on throttle liftoff.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barks
Noun
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China earlier this week debuted new, sophisticated weapons during its large-scale military parade through Beijing, including underwater capabilities and lasers for ships.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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This achievement marks a critical first step in the BALIS project, an initiative aimed at developing powerful, climate-friendly propulsion systems for future aircraft, ships, and heavy-duty vehicles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lurssen has launched an unprecedented number of new yachts recently.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thales has completed Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for both the Mission System and the Combat System on the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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British officials, seeking economies of scale for their own navy and to boost Scotland’s shipyard industry, had heavily promoted the BAE Systems’ frigates, known as the T-26 City-class.—
Reuters 22 min ago,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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These ten red clay courts nestled in Riverside Park are fairly idyllic with unusually handsome plantings, friendly volunteers, and sailboats bobbing on the water nearby.—
David Shaftel,
Curbed,
26 Aug. 2025
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The dining room’s glass walls look onto sailboats bobbing in the marina as the sun sets over the Atlantic.—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Barks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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