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Recent Examples of flotilla
But as the boat at the front of the flotilla rounded the western tip of Crimea, its satellite link to the command center cut off, Lukashevych said.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
However, the Australian admiral cautioned that the Chinese naval flotilla's direction, purpose and intent remain unclear.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The incident comes a month after Thunberg and others were brought to Israel after their flotilla was intercepted while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
However, the Australian admiral cautioned that the Chinese naval flotilla's direction, purpose and intent remain unclear.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The incident comes a month after Thunberg and others were brought to Israel after their flotilla was intercepted while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
Noun
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That included intercept, de-mining, strike, future convoy and escort and patrol operations at sea, Rogynskyy added.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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With his son along for the ride, Luis shows strangers photos of the missing girl, joining a few of them on a convoy to the next party.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the 1900s the District Messenger Service, competing with the Post Office’s Express Messenger Service, employed a fleet of message boys who would deliver and wait for your answer.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida closed nine restaurants in 2025 and five during the first quarter of 2026, bringing its fleet down to 53 locations, which will be up for grabs in a bankruptcy sale slated for mid-May.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 38-year-old posted herself on Instagram at community events, from political rallies to parades to little league baseball games.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Children line the parade routes and hold out their hands to ask nazarenos for candies and devotional cards with images of their brotherhood's statues.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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The once-largest navy in the world had to borrow a warship from Germany to fulfill its NATO obligations to patrol the North Atlantic.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese navy is the world’s largest by hull count, with a battle force of more than 370 ships and submarines and more than 140 major surface combatants.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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March 27 - April 2, 2026 People around Latin America and the Caribbean marked Holy Week with colorful processions and other traditional displays.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Watch processions of glowing pole lanterns at the Akita Kanto Festival, marvel at the colorful floats of the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, and see Sendai explode with kaleidoscopic decorations during the Tanabata Festival.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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Following the United States’ launch of Operation Epic Fury late last month, Iran deployed its own armada of light-weight, low-cost attack drones.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
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An armada of steely clouds with coal-black hulls was scudding between the rims, while a wash of pale pigments played across the canyon walls in a way that was entirely unfamiliar to me.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Flotilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flotilla. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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