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Recent Examples of freighter
The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
So on Tuesday the lights shimmered only on the northern side, casting their glow over the Ferry Building, Fisherman’s Wharf, China Basin, commuter ferries and a large freighter that passed beneath the bridge’s roadbed.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.
—George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
So on Tuesday the lights shimmered only on the northern side, casting their glow over the Ferry Building, Fisherman’s Wharf, China Basin, commuter ferries and a large freighter that passed beneath the bridge’s roadbed.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.
—George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighter
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Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line).—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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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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The country also retains significant tanker capacity — equivalent to roughly 37 very large crude carriers — both inside and outside the blockade.—
Anthony Di Paola,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The tanker that is the NFL Draft isn’t about be turned around on the small matter of perspective.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The largest piece of hardware for NASA’s Artemis III mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Monday after a trip by barge from its factory in New Orleans, Florida Today reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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The barge is now expected to go around the northern tip of Denmark via the strait of Skagerrak toward the North Sea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Steam Wrinkles Out of Upholstery and Curtains When filled with water and set to a steam setting, an iron can easily double as a steamer.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
23 Apr. 2026
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There the steamer has remained and become a home for marine life.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works stated on April 28 that the warship had departed its Maine shipyard and entered open waters to undergo performance testing.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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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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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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Giuliani was elected New York’s mayor in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s highest-profile prosecutors, taking on mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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GameStop shot to fame five years ago during the meme-stock craze, when an army of retail investors piled into the stock, sending its value soaring, in an attempt to squeeze professional traders who were betting that the company’s share price would fall.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Trump is reportedly pursuing an international coalition to enable ships to transit the strait, and he is being briefed on military options, too.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Docents opened the building with its Titanic exhibit only to find the premises flooded on April 15, the 114th anniversary of the infamous ship’s sinking.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighter. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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