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Recent Examples of deckhand
Meadows, a rookie deckhand who joined the production in May 2025, had not yet been featured on the long-running reality series at the time of his death.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Others include Phil Harris, a captain and part-owner of the Cornelia Marie; Justin Tennison, a deckhand on Deadliest Catch's Time Bandit; and Tony Lara, a former Deadliest Catch captain.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Walker had stints as a professional sport fisher and an amateur surfer before starting work as a deckhand, according to his Bravo bio.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The family of Deadliest Catch deckhand Todd Meadows is voicing their grief following news of his sudden death.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Others include Phil Harris, a captain and part-owner of the Cornelia Marie; Justin Tennison, a deckhand on Deadliest Catch's Time Bandit; and Tony Lara, a former Deadliest Catch captain.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Walker had stints as a professional sport fisher and an amateur surfer before starting work as a deckhand, according to his Bravo bio.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The family of Deadliest Catch deckhand Todd Meadows is voicing their grief following news of his sudden death.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deckhand
Noun
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But, at one point, a crewman on a what looked like a cargo ship raised his hand.—
Sohel Uddin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then overnight Sunday, officials said the second crewman had been recovered.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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There is now a backlog of nearly 19,000 merchant mariner credentials – representing roughly 10% of the entire workforce – along with roughly 5,000 medical certifications.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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My friends had made the man sound an ancient mariner, an invalid widower, near dead from a lurid litany of injuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Around 20,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels, including oil and gas tankers and cargo ships, have been stuck in the Gulf, unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Around 20,000 seafarers have also been stuck aboard their ships since the start of the war.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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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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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deckhand. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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