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Recent Examples of frigates
French frigates used machine guns, cannons and sophisticated air-defense missiles to fend off Houthi strikes.
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Unlike traditional destroyers or frigates that require large crews, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels are designed to operate with minimal or no personnel onboard.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Cuba no longer maintains a meaningful blue-water navy, modern frigates or an operational submarine fleet comparable to Cold War levels.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Elsewhere, defense stocks rallied after it was reported that Sweden will buy navy frigates from France in a move that will mark Sweden's biggest military investment in decades.
—Joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 May 2026
In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers.
—Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
There are other reasons for sending the frigates, however.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
ABC News, 16 June 2026
O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Unlike traditional destroyers or frigates that require large crews, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels are designed to operate with minimal or no personnel onboard.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Cuba no longer maintains a meaningful blue-water navy, modern frigates or an operational submarine fleet comparable to Cold War levels.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Elsewhere, defense stocks rallied after it was reported that Sweden will buy navy frigates from France in a move that will mark Sweden's biggest military investment in decades.
—Joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 May 2026
In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers.
—Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
There are other reasons for sending the frigates, however.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigates
Noun
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Throughout it there are forts, full-size wooden galleons and signs hung on what appear to be Persian rugs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His longer-term goal is to identify new technologies, prototype them, and move them into production by using yachts like Leviathan as test beds in real-world conditions.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Eovaldi offered him a healthy diet of cutters, splitters and curveballs during that sequence.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Lathes, cutters, and milling equipment line the shop floor.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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“Frigates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigates. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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