coasters

noun

plural of coaster
as in cutters

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Recent Examples of coasters The park’s two existing coasters include the 2004 Revenge of the Mummy indoor coaster and the 2016 Flight of the Hippogriff outdoor kiddie coaster. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coasters
  1. cutters
  2. liners
  3. barges
  4. tankers
  5. packets
  6. traders
  7. ships
  8. warships
Noun
  • The 1,680-ton tunnel-boring machine unveiled Monday is nearly the length of two football fields and armed with cutters harder than diamonds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Cable-cutters can also stream the fest live online through a variety of live TV streamers such as DirecTV (which offers a 5-day free trial) and Sling TV.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
Definition of liners
Noun
  • The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of barges
Noun
  • There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday.
    — Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of tankers
Noun
  • Cheerful images of daisies and sunflowers, culled from hardware store seed packets and perfume advertisements, sit alongside micrographs of cells and other elements invisible to the naked eye.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • My dad always packs electrolyte packets to stay energized on-the-go.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of packets
Noun
  • The yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002, with traders pricing in a 90% likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end driven by concerns over inflation.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Traders now see a 77% chance that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its October meeting, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, though traders still see a high likelihood for a hike at its meeting in December.
    — Sarah Min,Davis Giangiulio,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of traders
Noun
  • The crowds at popular ports die down, fares fall, and with kids back in school, the atmosphere aboard ships is quieter.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In March, the UK government gave the US Air Force permission to use Fairford to carry ⁠out strikes on Iranian missile sites used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of ships
Noun
  • At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of warships

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“Coasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coasters. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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