cockleshell

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Recent Examples of cockleshell This popular Spanish-inspired dish was served in cockleshells so reminiscent the Galicia region of Spain’s cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela. Jane Napier Neely, La Cañada Valley Sun, 24 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockleshell
Noun
  • One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As the early morning breeze tickles the top of the Santa Monica Bay, three scientists pack into a small whaler boat and push out to sea in pursuit of great white sharks.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Species include blue sharks, bull sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, bronze whaler sharsk, dusky sharks, hammerheads, tigers and spinner sharks.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In this timed challenge, captains skillfully guide workboats into tight spaces with remarkable precision.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • However, two workboats were visible, moored alongside the aircraft carrier's bow, suggesting both sides of the bow may have been painted with the hull number.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.
    Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For a shrimper already operating on slim margins, that's not just an inconvenience.
    Drew Hawkins, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • Lousiana shrimper James Blanchard praises a surcharge on imports as a lifeline for the struggling U.S. industry.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Written and directed by and starring Tommy Wiseau, the melodrama tells the story of a love triangle between a banker, his fiancée, and his best friend.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
  • His agent, a Ghanaian called Alex Quaye, was a banker by profession, having been educated in the United States at the University of Charleston.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The hovercraft tragedy underscores the rapidly changing weather conditions, dangerous waves and strong winds associated with Lake Baikal, reports indicated.
    Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
  • Tourist guide Natalya owns the hovercraft.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026

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“Cockleshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockleshell. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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