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Those on board the flotilla included activists, journalists, and at least one Italian lawmaker, who set sail from the Turkish district of Marmaris on May 14.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 May 2026
As is now the tradition before visits to Craven Cottage, supporters colonised a flotilla of boats to take them up the Thames.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Leaders from across Europe and other countries whose nationals had taken part in the flotilla condemned the activists’ treatment shown in the videos.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
On Wednesday, after Israeli forces intercepted a protest flotilla headed to Gaza and brought the participants to an Israeli port, Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli minister of national security, posted a video on social media.
—Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 May 2026
As is now the tradition before visits to Craven Cottage, supporters colonised a flotilla of boats to take them up the Thames.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Leaders from across Europe and other countries whose nationals had taken part in the flotilla condemned the activists’ treatment shown in the videos.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
On Wednesday, after Israeli forces intercepted a protest flotilla headed to Gaza and brought the participants to an Israeli port, Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli minister of national security, posted a video on social media.
—Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
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After being halted for over an hour, the convoy took another longer route to reach its destination after 12 hours, the member said.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Another 10 people were detained on May 24 while trying to negotiate safe passage for their convoy at a checkpoint near Sitre, Libya, along the Mediterranean coast less than halfway between Tunisia and Egypt.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Cars arrive at the covered porte-cochère, where a fleet of friendly bellhops whisk you and your luggage inside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Its Falcon fleet currently dominates that market, accounting for roughly 80% of global mass launched to orbit since 2023.—
Morgan Brennan,Harriet Taylor,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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All eyes will be on the princess, 44, at Trooping the Colour on June 13, when the senior royals will gather for a ceremonial military parade held annually to mark the official birthday of the British monarch.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Hollywood power at the ceremony Actress and producer Salma Hayek, a big soccer fan, gave a brief welcome speech during the first protocol parade of a World Cup in which the 48 flags of the participating countries could be seen.—
Berenice Bautista,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Its navy is at the bottom of the Persian Gulf.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The burly bureaucrat in dark slacks and a navy sweater has a scruffy beard and the frazzled look of an anonymous factotum thrust into the limelight.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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Catalonia’s Catholics are reserved in their practice, without flamboyant Easter Week processions like those in Seville and other Spanish cities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Hours later, several Mercedes G-Wagons—alongside a steady procession of McLarens, Porsches, and Range Rovers—pulled up to the back entrance of Pratt’s favorite local Mexican restaurant, Don Antonio’s, for his election-night watch party.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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Musk proposes powering these super-armadas of satellites with solar panels.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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But for America’s 250th birthday, New York Harbor is also recruiting a proud armada of very tall sailing ships for the latest edition of OpSail.—
Paige Darrah,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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“Flotilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flotilla. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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