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
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Like pulling Carlton for the fourth quarter against the Bruins after her three buckets in the third had closed the gap and put Texas back in the game, and barking at her on the bench.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
Matt Emma, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Spices Spices come from the seeds, bark, roots, or leaves of plants.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 31 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Contreras, who barked at Woodruff on his way to first base, then slid hard into second on Wilyer Abreu’s RBI force-out, and made contact with former Red Sox infielder David Hamilton in the process.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Like pulling Carlton for the fourth quarter against the Bruins after her three buckets in the third had closed the gap and put Texas back in the game, and barking at her on the bench.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
The mixture was made from simple ingredients such as coconut oil, cocoa powder, sunflower oil, zinc, and thanaka tree bark.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Spices Spices come from the seeds, bark, roots, or leaves of plants.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bark
Noun
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Martie now buys bulk overstock from trendy companies, then ships orders from its Texas warehouse.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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One of those involved the ship's toilet, which has had problems dumping liquid waste overboard as required.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Unable to get down, Thompson remained in the tower until a Navy schooner attracted by the blaze came to shore and rescued him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Bring your favorite bottle of bubbly and pick up a lobster roll flight from Off the Hook before setting sail on the Argia schooner, which accommodates up to 49 passengers.—
Morgan Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to the Associated Press’ analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The couple were originally headed to their yacht in Elbow Cay.—
Adam Sabes , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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As for Mitan, the yacht will now spend seven to eight months cruising south towards Mexico, calling at multiple anchorages along the way.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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Without power on their dinghy, Brian Hooker attempted to paddle to shore and the little boat eventually drifted away, hours later washing ashore near Marsh Harbour, according to his account shared by police.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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This screenshot, taken by Brian Hooker of Navionics and obtained by CBS News, purportedly shows the route his dinghy took the night his wife Lynette disappeared in the Bahamas.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bark. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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