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Recent Examples of collier
On the red carpet, there were many classic diamond colliers and bibs, from Mikey Madison’s Tiffany & Co.
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Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
Plans call for two more such connections: one 400 kV, the other 225 kV. From these three sources, the collider’s infrastructure would distribute power to the collier’s eight access shafts; from there, it’d be distributed to the rest of the collider.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024
This particular pearl collier can be spotted on Hepburn’s neck in the final scene of Roman Holiday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2023
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
Dressed in a magenta silk slip dress from the house’s spring/summer 2003 ready-to-wear collection, one of the iconic Massai collier de Chien chokers from Galliano’s Dior debut and a pair of gold python sandals from Tom Ford, Rihanna went full fashion nerd.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 28 June 2021
On the way home, the collier made a stop (some say unplanned) in Barbados for coal.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
USS Langley, a converted collier that could carry up to 36 planes, was completed in 1922 in Norfolk, Virginia.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Mar. 2022
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
Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
Plans call for two more such connections: one 400 kV, the other 225 kV. From these three sources, the collider’s infrastructure would distribute power to the collier’s eight access shafts; from there, it’d be distributed to the rest of the collider.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024
This particular pearl collier can be spotted on Hepburn’s neck in the final scene of Roman Holiday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2023
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
Dressed in a magenta silk slip dress from the house’s spring/summer 2003 ready-to-wear collection, one of the iconic Massai collier de Chien chokers from Galliano’s Dior debut and a pair of gold python sandals from Tom Ford, Rihanna went full fashion nerd.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 28 June 2021
On the way home, the collier made a stop (some say unplanned) in Barbados for coal.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
USS Langley, a converted collier that could carry up to 36 planes, was completed in 1922 in Norfolk, Virginia.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Mar. 2022
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
Noun
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In 1860, Ingram died while sailing aboard the Lady Elgin, a steamship that sank after being hit by another vessel on Lake Michigan.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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En route to Milwaukee, one of the steamships, the Sultana, lost 42 Essex Super Six cars and sedans overboard.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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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In between dry cleaner drop-offs, use a steamer to de-wrinkle your suit.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some children, who arrived swimming, clambered onto the rudders of the passing steamers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The rising fifth-grader at Lehrman Day School in Miami Beach was one of five summer campers aboard a 17-foot Hobie Getaway that was hit by a 60-foot barge around 11:15 a.m. on July 28 between Hibiscus and Monument islands off Miami Beach.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mila Yankelevich, 7, and 13-year-old Erin Victoria Ko Han were also killed after the 60-foot barge being pushed by a tugboat crashed into the 17-foot Hobie Getaway sailboat with five campers — girls between the ages of 7 and 13 — and one 19-year-old female camp counselor aboard.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The carrier also has five air freighters in the fleet.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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In the six years since then, Boeing has only received orders for 28 planes, and that was mostly for freighters or from Chinese leasing companies, which could be buying them on behalf of airlines outside China.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Almost frustrated and too inside of his head, Rhodes hit a disaster kick and a Cody cutter.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The service would give cord cutters access to all of ESPN’s programs and networks for $29.99 per month.—
Joe Reedy,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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From there, walk up India Street to Four Winds Craft Guild and admire — and perhaps purchase — artisanal lightship baskets.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Benjamin Stone: Serving from 1937 to 1941, Stone was the keeper when the U.S. Lighthouse Service was disbanded and all lighthouses and lightships were placed under the supervision of the Coast Guard.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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Advertisement The Financial Times reported that the Trump Administration is preparing to blacklist dozens of additional tankers in the coming days, following the precedent set by the Biden Administration, which sanctioned 213 tankers before leaving office.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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There’s no denying artificial intelligence (AI) can replace a lot—including, in the end, think tankers pondering its effects.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Collier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collier. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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