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Recent Examples of crewman
The beloved character is depicted here as a promising but rebellious Royal Navy air crewman who's recruited by MI6.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Among those saved were two Korean babies born on board, and the last surviving American crewman, all set to join this year’s event.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
That's when a crewman on the Kinei Maru, a Japanese fishing vessel, spotted the white hull of the Cairo III.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Among those saved were two Korean babies born on board, and the last surviving American crewman, all set to join this year’s event.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
That's when a crewman on the Kinei Maru, a Japanese fishing vessel, spotted the white hull of the Cairo III.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crewman
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This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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Todd Meadows, a 25-year-old deckhand on the Aleutian Lady, died as a result of an accident during production.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Episodes will feature Meadows, who joined the Aleutian Lady as a deckhand in May 2025.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then, noticing changes in the wind and the rocking of the boat, an uneasiness crept over the veteran seaman.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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This beloved waterfront café has its roots in a sailor’s legend, adding a layer of charm and storytelling to every visit.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Three sailors were injured in the incident and have since returned to duty.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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For once, everyone is more or less rowing the boat in the same direction, with a determined coxswain at the front.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Quesada, interim executive director of Planned Parenthood of Florida, said since the six-week ban went into effect, its patient navigators in Florida have connected more than 6,000 patients to resources in other states.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha works as a patient navigator for the American Civil Liberties Union and an administrative assistant at Nebraskans for Peace, plus picks up shifts at a Dunkin’ shop.—
Phil Galewitz,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of vessels and thousands of mariners are still stranded in and around the strait, where traffic had flowed freely for decades before the Iran war broke out.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Their count includes eight mariners killed at sea.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Since the war began, at least 29 attacks on vessels around the Strait have killed at least 10 seafarers and injured others, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 May 2026
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Ships and seafarers, many on oil and gas tankers and cargo ships, have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war began.—
Adam Schreck,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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“Crewman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crewman. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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