flotillas

plural of flotilla

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Recent Examples of flotillas Each year, the flotillas have been intercepted by the Israeli army. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 Previous attempts by activist flotillas to break the blockade have largely failed and sometimes sparked deadly clashes, including during the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla raid. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 What has happened to previous aid flotillas? Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 Since 2010, all flotillas attempting to break the Gaza blockade have been intercepted or attacked by Israel in international waters. Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotillas
Noun
  • The Gulf of Finland serves as a key air and sea bridge from Russia to the rest of the world, connecting Moscow's military and commercial fleets to its Baltic Sea exclave Kaliningrad, on to the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Together, these breakthroughs promise a safe, compact, ready-to-use seaworthy fuel supply that can potentially fuel fishing fleets, coastal ferries, tug boats, and other harbour service vessels, reported Fuel Cell Works.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Several Columbus Day parades were either canceled — including one in New York City — or postponed due to the storm, according to The Weather Channel.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The festival continued Friday and Saturday in Davis Square with street music, workshops and lantern parades.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the holiday, many families in this Mayan region prepare elaborate traditional dishes for the return of their ancestors (in addition to participating in evening processions and setting up ofrendas, temporary altars, in their homes).
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Those include gatherings like funeral processions, picket lines that do not disrupt vehicle or foot traffic, educational activities and parades or public assemblies contained within corporate boundaries.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025

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