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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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On the river, two 10-metre canoes are strapped together, holding a truck and powered by a single outboard motor.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The footage shows the marine mammal surfacing alongside the canoe, mouth open and teeth visible, then hopping aboard for a few seconds.—
David Caraccio
May 27,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Another unique addition to the outdoor space is a wooden skiff from Martha's Vineyard, which Leon says was one of his dad's favorite anecdotes to share with visitors.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.—
Hannah V. Herrero,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Brian Hooker told local investigators that his wife fell from the dinghy and was swept away in the current with the keys to the boat, forcing him to paddle back to shore.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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She was found near an inflatable kayak, which had candy and insulin but no identification.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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The veteran photographer was ocean-bound in his kayak with an underwater camera attached, filming while a juvenile shark trailed about 10 feet behind.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.—
Teresa Tomassoni,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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The nautical equipment still featured the aluminum fishing boat, but the impossible tub was long gone, replaced by a pontoon boat, a real one.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Juan Carlos Garcia-Guitierrez of Lancaster had been in a pontoon boat on the lake before jumping into the water for a swim.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Cue a raft of social media fancams showing a blushing Mary Bennet being pursued by her handsome, Regency-era bachelors.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Additional details, including how many students were on the raft at the time, have not been made publicly available.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dory. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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