dreadnought

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Recent Examples of dreadnought 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 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 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 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 What forces have brought this dreadnought to our shores? Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadnought
Noun
  • Two years ago after a request from Congressional opponents of wind energy, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) began investigating whether the offshore wind industry kills whales.
    Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Five whales were spotted traveling with Check, making the rescue mission unsafe, officials said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The trailer depicts sequences involving multiple predators fighting or threatening one another, Elle Fanning looking very strange and cool as an android, and glimpses of new monsters and the alien world the movie focuses on.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Google abused its dominance to suppress competition in some digital advertising markets, a court has found in a ruling that could lead to the tech giant being forced to sell off parts of its business.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Google has a monopoly over both markets, the judge ruled, pointing to the tech giant’s dominance in both.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Among them are the woolly mammoth, that Colossal has already announced plans to revive, and even dinosaurs, which the startup has not yet commented on, despite speculation.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to dragons, Universal is bringing dinosaurs to the format.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Bates, a titan of stage and screen, is poised to make Emmy history this year.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers studied mammoth mitochondrial DNA from as far back as 1.3 million years, with the most recent based on genetic material from a relatively recent mammoth from about 125,000 years ago.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The baby mammoth had been preserved in permafrost until she was dug up in the cold Russian province of Yakutia last year.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Dreadnought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadnought. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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