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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
Noun
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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 make-shift steamer move is brilliant.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2026
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Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 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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It's then sent by barge to West Elizabeth.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cut with a floured 2 3/4- to 3-inch round or square cutter; re-form scraps as necessary to make six biscuits.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hitters still struggled to hit the forkball last season, but hit his sweeper and sinker hard, and to a lesser extent, his cutter as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to Davie fire officials, the crash involved two vehicles, including a fuel tanker, in the westbound lanes of I-595 east of Davie Road.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The movie opens with marshland residents, including Lamia and Bibi, lining up far back and pressing urgently forward, jerricans in hand, to receive fresh water at a tanker truck from officials offering it as a gift from Hussein.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With the prospect of dollar assets paying less interest in the future, traders are staying away.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Rather, platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi allow traders to buy and sell contracts among themselves, with the companies collecting a small fee on each trade.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Collier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collier. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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