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Recent Examples of gondola
Allred’s Restaurant, located at San Sophia gondola station.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The gondola line was designed to transport as many as 3,000 people per hour to skiing events.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
That new gondola runs three miles from a burgeoning base area, called East Village, to Park Peak, at 9,350 feet.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
The whippet-fast lift system got even more efficient this season with the introduction of the Explorer Gondola, the world’s speediest 10-person gondola that ferries skiers from base to peak on heated seats.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The gondola line was designed to transport as many as 3,000 people per hour to skiing events.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
That new gondola runs three miles from a burgeoning base area, called East Village, to Park Peak, at 9,350 feet.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
The whippet-fast lift system got even more efficient this season with the introduction of the Explorer Gondola, the world’s speediest 10-person gondola that ferries skiers from base to peak on heated seats.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gondola
Noun
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Getting there involves chartering a plane or catching a flight or ferry from another island.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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But each of those editions operated with central hubs in the host city, with transit set up to ferry athletes, officials, and supplies across the region.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Accessible transportation options include city buses, taxis and the Las Vegas Monorail that sweeps visitors from the MGM Grand to Sahara Las Vegas.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
19 Feb. 2026
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The vehicles were often used as taxis or for freelance businesses.—
Precious Adesina,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But crew numbers for each towboat are the same.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The gig is providing extra income for Novinska, who's typically a towboat captain pushing barges full of goods on the river.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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It's then sent by barge to West Elizabeth.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge and tugboat pushing the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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The tugboat's crewmember had seen the suspect after boarding the barge, the Coast Guard said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The private club for the company’s guests offers beaches, cabanas, swim-up bars and more – all accessible via complimentary water taxi.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Getting there means flying into North Eleuthera, and then taking a quick water taxi to Harbour Island.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the seven days leading up to the giant slalom competition, Pinheiro Braathen kept feeling a tug, as if the universe was trying to tell him something.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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This reaction only happens when a massive population feels the tug of emotion all at the same time.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Gondola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gondola. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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