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Recent Examples of dory
More boats were gathering: a center console with dual Yamahas, other canoes of varying sizes (including one painted to resemble a scaly serpent), some kayaks, a rowing dory, a couple of Hobie cats.
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways.
—oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
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Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways.
—oregonlive, 12 July 2023
Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dory
Noun
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There are also boat tours, kayak and canoe rentals, hiking, and fishing within the park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On Monday morning, Duane and Bill took the skiff to the far side of the lake.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Julie Andrews was repeatedly toppled by helicopter downdrafts while filming the opening scene, the rowboat sequence nearly ended in disaster when the boat capsized and Gretl (Kym Karath) almost drowned.—
Cathy Whitlock,
Architectural Digest,
12 Sep. 2025
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Chinese-style mud houses line the lake’s edge—their curved roofs reflected in still waters as wooden rowboats drift past floating lanterns.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are also boat tours, kayak and canoe rentals, hiking, and fishing within the park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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One example cited by Powell of the go-go days is the big-ticket item that consumers bought during the pandemic, like a kayak, but who now don’t need a new one.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a startling revelation, the crew members aboard this intergalactic garbage scow turn out to be the descendants of American astronauts launched 200 years earlier during humanity's pre-warp, post-World War III days.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The result is what seems to be a cross between a catamaran and a giant fishing pontoon with a large open deck measuring 900 ft² (83 m²) that can handle standard shipping containers weighing up to 30 tonnes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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The feature brings together a raft of rising Arab production talent.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dory. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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