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Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on what a rowing coxswain does.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.
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Caitlin MacGregor,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
When Paris hosted the Games in 1900, a pair of Dutch rowers asked a French boy to be their coxswain.
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Jenna West,
The Athletic,
6 Aug. 2024
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on what a rowing coxswain does.
—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.
—
Caitlin MacGregor,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
When Paris hosted the Games in 1900, a pair of Dutch rowers asked a French boy to be their coxswain.
—
Jenna West,
The Athletic,
6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coxswain
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Reid along with crewman Aaron Fordy, went out in search of the missing pup.
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But, at one point, a crewman on a what looked like a cargo ship raised his hand.
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In the season 10 finale, Nathan and deckhand Gael Cameron decided to give their rocky relationship another chance, but urged caution.
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CeCe Downing's Start Over Summer by Soon Wiley Recently fired and reeling from a breakup, Cece Downing escapes to New London, Connecticut, where financial pressure pushes her into an unexpected job as a deckhand on an oyster boat.
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There was still no news about their captain and shipmate.
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Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
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The only public indication of an impending launch was the release of a warning for pilots and sailors to steer clear of the rocket’s flight path.
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An officer and junior officer monitor the radar and navigation, while another sailor sits at the helm and oversees steering the vessel and monitoring the engines.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
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On the Black Council side, half-sister Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) continues to plot for the crown from Dragonstone with support of loyal son Jacaerys Velaryon (Collett) and in league by with master seaman Lord Corlys Velaryon (Toussaint).
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Canoe journeys through the surrounding waterways will be led by Homalco guides, whose people were long recognized among the region’s finest maritime navigators.
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The navigator owned the map, compass and GPS work, keeping us on course and on time.
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Shortly after the vessel was struck, the United Nations' International Maritime Organization paused an effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners who were stranded in the Persian Gulf.
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Nearby mariners reported smoke rising from where the Fiorella was last seen.
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“Coxswain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coxswain. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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