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as in runabout
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Recent Examples of cruiser
Being a courteous cruiser helps everyone maximize their vacation enjoyment.
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Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Other ways the community is coming together for officer Brian Elliott
Outside the Beech Grove Police headquarters, a memorial has been constructed with his cruiser.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Surveillance video provided by a local business also not only shows the chase, but the moment when the BSO cruiser slammed into a pickup truck.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Developed by Van Oossanen Naval Architects and designed by Omega Architects, the all-aluminum cruiser was distinguished by a fast-displacement hull and a vertical stem (or plumb bow) that notched her multiple prestigious awards and inspired an entire Heesen series of 164-foot fast-cruisers.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
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Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Other ways the community is coming together for officer Brian Elliott
Outside the Beech Grove Police headquarters, a memorial has been constructed with his cruiser.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Surveillance video provided by a local business also not only shows the chase, but the moment when the BSO cruiser slammed into a pickup truck.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Developed by Van Oossanen Naval Architects and designed by Omega Architects, the all-aluminum cruiser was distinguished by a fast-displacement hull and a vertical stem (or plumb bow) that notched her multiple prestigious awards and inspired an entire Heesen series of 164-foot fast-cruisers.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruiser
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What started as post-war utility machines quickly transformed into farm runabouts and then eventually into cult favorites like Honda’s Trail series in more recent times.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Dec. 2025
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On the water, a 35-foot mahogany Van Dam runabout marries vintage wooden-boat craftsmanship with 1,100 hp of modern grunt.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
28 Dec. 2025
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The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Video posted online by Kol Haolam News shows the Honda sedan backing up and then driving into the pair of double doors, knocking one door off its hinges.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The 21-year-old driver of the Honda sedan was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition with head injuries, according to police.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now in its sixth day, the latest Middle East conflict continues to widen – with the US sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and Iran being accused of attacking Azerbaijan in the first strikes on the country since the beginning of the conflict, a claim Iran denies.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The British government is preparing to deploy a warship, the HMS Dragon, to defend its base in Cyprus — but that vessel is not expected to mobilize from its dock in Portsmouth until next week.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Mar. 2026
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The boat was a large cabin cruiser, Queen City News reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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The group then towed a 26-foot Grady White cabin cruiser to the boat ramp, agents said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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Petersburg area, include the 108-foot Sunseeker Casino Royale, the Buddy Davis sportfisherman Permit, and the racing sailing yacht En Garde.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2023
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Rodulfo Figueroa, left, head of Mexico’s federal immigration office in Baja California, during a news conference on Tuesday in San Diego to address Mexico’s requirements for U.S. sportfishermen.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2019
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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
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“Cruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruiser. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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