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Recent Examples of collier
McKinney’s Bloem collier was the centerpiece, an asymmetrical botanical design.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Emory, who lives about a half-hour from the forge, was able to trace her ancestry to Robert Patterson, a free African American with ties to Catoctin who worked as a collier, producing the charcoal used to run furnaces, and who also owned a farm.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 3 Aug. 2023
On the way home, the collier made a stop (some say unplanned) in Barbados for coal.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
Fog creeping into the cabooses of collier-brigs; fog lying out on the yards and hovering in the rigging of great ships; fog drooping on the gunwales of barges and small boats.
—The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Emory, who lives about a half-hour from the forge, was able to trace her ancestry to Robert Patterson, a free African American with ties to Catoctin who worked as a collier, producing the charcoal used to run furnaces, and who also owned a farm.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 3 Aug. 2023
On the way home, the collier made a stop (some say unplanned) in Barbados for coal.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
Fog creeping into the cabooses of collier-brigs; fog lying out on the yards and hovering in the rigging of great ships; fog drooping on the gunwales of barges and small boats.
—The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collier
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rooms are on the cozier side but thoughtfully designed, stylish, and comfortable, with details that make a difference, including a steamer that quickly became one of my favorite in-room amenities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hold the steamer a few inches from the fabric.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
Noun
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The use of a memoir as a framing device isn’t a particularly original idea, and the sight of Tommy continuing to tap away at the keyboard while riding on a canal barge is borderline laughable.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Workers using an excavator stationed on a barge filled more than 72 bins, each holding up to 20 cubic yards of waste, with debris from the water, much of which was doused in oil.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Such reboosts have historically been done by Russia's Progress freighter.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Take a pastry cutter or sharp knife and cut straight down the center, and stack one half on top of the other.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE could approach storage constraints within three to four weeks if tanker flows remain restricted, excluding Saudi Arabia’s underground storage capacity, which is not captured in current modelling.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Already, eight supertankers have loaded from the area this month, putting shipments on course for a record, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the end of February, before the war erupted, traders had fully priced in a move by July.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Many traders appear to be pessimistic about a sustained crypto advance.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Collier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collier. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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