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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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Some river locations have boat launches where participants are encouraged to bring their kayaks, paddle boards, canoes or motor boats (where appropriate) to access hard-to-reach coastlines.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Take a hike on the North Pond Wildlife Trail to spot wildlife, relax on the beach, or take a canoe or kayak to paddle around the marshy channels.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Watkins eased our skiff through a mangrove swamp of squawking and soaring red-footed boobies and frigatebirds numbering in the tens of thousands.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Noun
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When every dinner was a cookout with hot dogs and shoestring potato chips, and hours of swimming, chicken fights, sunburn, trolling for bass with a popping bug behind the rowboat and exploring the surrounding woods.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
Noun
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On yachts, water access—swimming, jet-skiing, snorkeling or just landing on a deserted beach with the dinghy—is also a key differentiator from a cruise ship.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
13 July 2025
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Miller was able to get back on the dinghy, but the younger Erdman punched him several times in the face, the report states.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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Lido Beach is just a quick jaunt from the popular shopping district St. Armands Circle, South Lido Beach is a quiet stretch best known for manatee spotting on kayaks, and famed Siesta Beach on nearby Siesta Key has been named best beach in America by Tripadvisor.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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The ultimate is an off-the-grid, island-hopping kayak camping trip.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Work scows were up to 90 feet long and hauled coal, grain and limestone.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Instead, its members have up to 50 small, modest, one- and two-person dinghies, 20-foot racing scows, and a few larger craft.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The business did file a petition for limitation for liability in federal court related to a Sept. 11, 2024, crash involving one of its rental pontoon boats, which hit another vessel near New River in Fort Lauderdale, records show.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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But there’s also the Audubon Bird Sanctuary and Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Dauphin Island village at the island’s east end offers restaurants and deep-sea fishing charters as well as rental speedboats, pontoon boats and jet skis.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Antoni was a contributor to Project 2025, the controversial conservative policy blueprint designed to help Trump and his officials achieve a raft of goals in his second term in the White House.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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In fact, fire ants build rafts using their own bodies when their underground nests flood from rainfall—without using any means of communication.—
Madeleine Beekman
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dory. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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