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Recent Examples of flagship
The Vinson is the flagship of a carrier strike group that includes 7,500 sailors and Marines serving on a variety of ships.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Seasoned crypto investors have become used to a shift in market sentiment that usually follows new bitcoin all-time highs: Capital flows out of the flagship coin and into smaller, higher-risk cryptocurrencies known as altcoins.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 7 July 2025
Independent boutiques thrive within the historic Corn Exchange, while flagship brands anchor pedestrianized streets steps away.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Advocates for restoring accountability on university campuses marked a watershed moment in Orlando earlier this month when Florida’s Board of Governors rejected Dr. Santa Ono’s candidacy to lead the University of Florida (UF), the state’s flagship school.
—Avi D. Gordon, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Seasoned crypto investors have become used to a shift in market sentiment that usually follows new bitcoin all-time highs: Capital flows out of the flagship coin and into smaller, higher-risk cryptocurrencies known as altcoins.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 7 July 2025
Independent boutiques thrive within the historic Corn Exchange, while flagship brands anchor pedestrianized streets steps away.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Advocates for restoring accountability on university campuses marked a watershed moment in Orlando earlier this month when Florida’s Board of Governors rejected Dr. Santa Ono’s candidacy to lead the University of Florida (UF), the state’s flagship school.
—Avi D. Gordon, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagship
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China's navy has been operating farther afield and near Japanese territory with increasing frequency, the report said, noting that Chinese navy warships passing between islands in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa have tripled in number between 2021 and 2024.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Iron Bottom Sound was called Savo Sound before World War II, but Allied sailors gave it its current moniker for the huge numbers of warships that sank in battle there.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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In 1860, Ingram died while sailing aboard the Lady Elgin, a steamship that sank after being hit by another vessel on Lake Michigan.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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En route to Milwaukee, one of the steamships, the Sultana, lost 42 Essex Super Six cars and sedans overboard.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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This company's launch vehicle, simply named Maia, is designed with a recoverable and reusable booster stage that will land on an offshore barge following liftoff from the Guiana Space Center in South America.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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An unpermitted fireworks barge that exploded, injuring a half-dozen people in Alabama.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The bi-level superliner cars offer a higher vantage point, Magliari said.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2024
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With daily departures from Chicago Union station, the superliner service rumbles through Illinois chasing mile after mile of golden-red corn fields before thudding over the Mississippi river into Iowa.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Oct. 2022
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Launched on Thursday, the space freighter is scheduled to dock to the Poisk module on Saturday (July 5).—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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The Manitoulin, a 663-foot freighter, became stranded on Wednesday, Jan. 22, when ice rapidly formed amid freezing temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline, the AP reports.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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However, the smaller Israeli missile corvettes have some advantages over their much bulkier counterparts serving in the all-mighty U.S. Navy.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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On display during the Ocean Day exercise was one of Taiwan’s new Anping-class corvettes, stealth-capable vessels with surface-to-land missile systems, and, naturally, advanced rescue capabilities.—
Eryk Michael Smith,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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On arrival, cruisers can taste wine at Rivaura Estate Vineyard & Wine or take a scenic helicopter ride over Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest river gorge.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Its 24-foot dock is suited to tying up sailboats or cruisers, and a deep-water mooring can accommodate a yacht.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Air tankers dropped nearly 180,000 gallons of fire retardant on July 13 alone.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Two single-engine air tankers based in Mesquite delivered fire retardant to assist with initial suppression efforts before dark, according to the report.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Flagship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagship. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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