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Recent Examples of clipper
The second is a clipper diving through the Upper Midwest.
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Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Beginning at Greenwich Park, the route leads runners past famed local attractions, including the Victorian tea clipper Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Big Ben, which signals the race’s last mile.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Additional clipper-like systems are expected over the weekend, bringing more snow chances, gusty winds, and bitterly cold conditions into early next week.
—Brandi D. Addison, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 15 Jan. 2026
There are archival records about what a clipper looked like.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
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Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Beginning at Greenwich Park, the route leads runners past famed local attractions, including the Victorian tea clipper Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Big Ben, which signals the race’s last mile.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Additional clipper-like systems are expected over the weekend, bringing more snow chances, gusty winds, and bitterly cold conditions into early next week.
—Brandi D. Addison, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 15 Jan. 2026
There are archival records about what a clipper looked like.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clipper
Noun
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The Coast Guard cutter Thunder Bay was also diverted to assist the search.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The mission covered about 1,000 square miles using multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats over a 24-hour period.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The bones belonged to Henry Goodsell, the captain of another 19th-century schooner.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Although rescuers successfully saved the entire crew and their captain (who shared the schooner’s name), the vessel wasn’t so lucky.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Set in the aftermath of apocalypse, Postscript follows West, who’s been surviving for some time on a yacht with an unknowable Captain off the coast of what turns out to be New England.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Simply book your villa and let the concierge team handle the rest, from private flights and yacht charters to in-villa wine tastings and celebration-level planning—leaving you free to focus on the important things, like deciding which drink comes first.—
Molly Barstein,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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Renowned British designer Malcolm McKeon, famous for creating elegant, unfussy sailing yachts, penned the exterior, combining the sleekness and balance of a sloop with the volume and comfort of a superyacht.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 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
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Larry Ellison, a competitive sailer himself, sponsored an America’s Cup team through Oracle, and SailGP was meant to bring the excitement of sailing races to an annual season, rather than an occasional novelty.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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The sailer is equipped with a self-tacking jib, too, enabling owners to take control in lieu of a crew.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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Malone was sitting in the galley for the court appearances.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Novel Davidson also includes a conservatory plant galley and a library lounge.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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This new 164-foot catamaran has blown the Galápagos Islands’ charter offerings wide open.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mike Field on his sailing canoe–a sort of hybrid catamaran and canoe.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Clipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clipper. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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