dreadnought

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Recent Examples of dreadnought Yamaha The guitar rocks a dreadnought shape with a lower cut for higher fret access, and features a Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides. Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024 Because that standard has remained impeccable for two generations of players, with a third — Clark, Reese et.al — on deck, likely to add to the dreadnought in 2028, when the Summer Games will be in Los Angeles. David Aldridge, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024 Michelle Yeoh to Reprise Role from 'Star Trek: Discovery' in New 'Star Trek' Movie: 'Dream Come True' On Discovery, Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) cooked up a creative solution for getting rid of the giant Breen dreadnought ship that loomed nearby. Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 So the potential third installment will involve Kora and company tracking her down, while also seeking allies from surrounding planets now that there’s a blueprint for taking down Imperium dreadnoughts. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024 But the Pac-12’s once-mighty dreadnought, horribly captained, the geniuses who denied access to Texas and Oklahoma, went down in its own sea of incompetence and arrogance. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023 What forces have brought this dreadnought to our shores? Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022 Can Doukeris change this dreadnought’s direction? Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021 Available in dreadnought and concert styles. Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadnought
Noun
  • Fred Schneider, the B-52’s de facto front man whose booming sing-speak is as big as a whale, is joined by fellow co-founders Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson for their live performances.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) confirmed a Shark Control Program contractor was brought in to cut the whales loose from the tangled netting.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fan Fest Nights would not be the first time that Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Wolf Man and other classic monsters have shared space with Scooby-Doo and the gang.
    Robert Niles, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But the trip is going to be an extreme test of fortitude, fate, and faith, evidenced by Lionsgate's preview revealing obstacles including a hellish radiation storm, monster waves, meteors pummeling the Earth, and lethal bands of desperate survivors prowling the continent.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Big Oil giant Shell accused Venture Global of deceit—not disruption—in a contract dispute.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Federal Trade Commission had filed an antitrust lawsuit against the retail giant in June 2023.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still, being able to breed dinosaurs gives you a more organic method of creating life.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • When a small mishap threats the holiday sparkle, a new dinosaur ornament called Chris goes on a quest to find his missing hat and prove himself to the others.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The titan Chronos, patriarch to all the gods, returns to get revenge for his imprisonment at the hands of his children, taking control of Tartarus and simultaneously waging war on the mortal world via Mount Olympus.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Much of that can be attributed to out gay director and mega-producer Greg Berlanti, the TV titan behind Riverdale, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and You.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Dreadnought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadnought. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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