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Recent Examples of flagship
As of April 10, Virginians for Fair Elections, the flagship organization campaigning in favor of redistricting, has raised over $64 million, while Virginians for Fair Maps Referendum Committee, the largest organization campaigning against redistricting, has raised under $20 million.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Treasure Island — which had flagship stores on Broadway in East Lakeview and Wells Street in Old Town, and also had locations in Lincoln Park, the Gold Coast, Streeterville, Hyde Park, Wilmette, and several other communities over the years — went out of business completely in 2018.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
On the hardware side, the HiBreak Dual keeps things grounded, and doesn’t try to chase flagship specs.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Russia still lags well behind the West — and China — in overall ship numbers, and its navy has suffered serious setbacks in the Black Sea at the hands of Ukraine, including the sinking of the fleet’s flagship.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Treasure Island — which had flagship stores on Broadway in East Lakeview and Wells Street in Old Town, and also had locations in Lincoln Park, the Gold Coast, Streeterville, Hyde Park, Wilmette, and several other communities over the years — went out of business completely in 2018.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
On the hardware side, the HiBreak Dual keeps things grounded, and doesn’t try to chase flagship specs.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Russia still lags well behind the West — and China — in overall ship numbers, and its navy has suffered serious setbacks in the Black Sea at the hands of Ukraine, including the sinking of the fleet’s flagship.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagship
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That warship, an expeditionary sea base, is about the size of an aircraft carrier and can support helicopters and special forces.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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This will be Japan's first ever warship export project, with the first vessel scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in 2029.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The barge has taken measures to contain and collect the vegetable oil.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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On something huge like a North Sea passenger ferry or a freighter, just stopping the ship can take miles to accomplish, never mind putting about.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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According to a statement from Lufthansa, the cargo division can operate up to two-thirds of our regular freighter operations.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Scott Quigley had his license suspended before being indicted or arraigned on a motor vehicle homicide charge in connection to a 2023 fatal cruiser crash.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The video then shows Moeser's cruiser reaching that speed just seconds before impact.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hopes that tanker traffic could resume with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz were dashed before engines could even fire up.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The protests have caused chaos as blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and several vital depots prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to service stations and more than a third of pumps ran dry.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The other ship taken by Iran, the Francesca, stopped transmitting in the same area where it was seized.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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My cabin had a neutral-toned color scheme with decor in varying shades of beige and a dark navy carpet, which was a nice contrast to the vibrant art that decorates most of the ship.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Flagship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagship. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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