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
  • After being alerted to a distressed whale in the area by anglers, an NSRI vessel was dispatched to the scene.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • With a mission to rebuild abundant and biodiverse oceans, Oceana fights to stop overfishing, habitat destruction, oil and plastic pollution, as well as the killing of threatened species like turtles, whales, and sharks, among other causes.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth and prominent eyes.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Four years later, when Pop Mart began selling Labubus on key rings, the toothy monsters began to be seen everywhere — and the phenomenon really has taken off lately.
    Fortune, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts Craig Moffett’s rating change follows a sharp rally for the tech giant.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The online retail giant is cracking down on the practice.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Paleontologists have discovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur measuring at 39 feet long.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Season 5 sees the universe expand with new worlds and characters such as alternative Boobas, dinosaurs and a robot from the future.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The former community titan and attorney wanted to delay the disclosure and garner sympathy from the community.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Although the Taiwanese chip titan has kicked off ambitious global expansion plans in the US, Japan and Germany, at least 80% of its production capacity will remain in Taiwan by 2030, according to TrendForce, a market research firm.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In its world, resurrected mammoths roam, AI governs underground facilities, and human-animal hybrids embody both triumph and ambiguity.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This finding raises the possibility that mammoths, as close relatives of modern elephants, might have been susceptible to similar infections.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Dreadnought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadnought. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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