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Recent Examples of gondola
Webber couldn’t help but draw comparisons between that moment and one of his most famous musicals, The Phantom of the Opera, which also contains a famous scene involving a gothic gondola ride.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Laura was all for taking a gondola.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2021, a man planed to propose to his girlfriend during a romantic gondola ride in Las Vegas, with passersby stopping to watch and record the sweet moment.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
When will the Venetian cat jump gondola?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Laura was all for taking a gondola.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2021, a man planed to propose to his girlfriend during a romantic gondola ride in Las Vegas, with passersby stopping to watch and record the sweet moment.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
When will the Venetian cat jump gondola?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gondola
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Places to Visit Moreton Island A 75-minute ferry from Brisbane, Moreton is the world’s third-largest sand island—a playground of turquoise lagoons, rolling dunes, and off-grid adventures for the picking.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Once Hull 096 has passed its sea trials, it will be used as a ferry in South America.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Nov. 2025
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Hizkias recalls being driven to school each morning in her father’s green taxi.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
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Witnesses watch as barge hits sailboat of campers The operator likely couldn’t hear from inside the pilot house atop the towboat, the captain said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Wake Pro 230 was designed around being a towboat, for water-skiing, wakeboarding, or wake-surfing.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Lookouts on boats Days after the accident, civil maritime attorneys weighed in and explained that the crash could be the result of the barge not having a proper lookout.—
David Goodhue
October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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But efforts to drag the barge to the site via helicopter failed, with the icebreaker getting stuck in ice and mud.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 64-foot working wooden tugboat was built in 1912 and renovated to include one bedroom and one bath.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Length of tugboat means fewer regulations The length of a tugboat is paramount according to maritime regulations, the Miami Herald found.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tram, metro, and water taxi stations are within a 10-minute walk, and other popular areas of Dubai, including downtown, Kite Beach, and the Al Fahidi Heritage district, are easily accessed by taxi.—
Nicola Chilton,
AFAR Media,
13 Oct. 2025
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For a special occasion dinner, book a water taxi to Islesford Dock, a fishing dock turned fine dining restaurant which sources most of its ingredients not just from the state of Maine, but their very county.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Neither tug was blatant, but both seemed to impede Allende.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Dogs’ favorite bonding activities include playing fetch, tug, or Frisbee.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Gondola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gondola. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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