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Recent Examples of home port
The Carnival Valor is currently based in New Orleans, according to Fox 10, but beginning May 15, 2027, the 3,000-person cruise will call Mobile its home port.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
The festival, which honors America's quarter-millennial anniversary, is part of a travel showcase where themed riverboats from seven cities come to Greater Cincinnati, sharing the food and music from their home port.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
The Carnival Celebration ship, which holds as many as 5,200 passengers, called PortMiami its home port, and sailed to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
—Vinod Sreeharsha
september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The former is the familiar 1982 home port, complete with crunchy sound effects and very, very simple visuals.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
The festival, which honors America's quarter-millennial anniversary, is part of a travel showcase where themed riverboats from seven cities come to Greater Cincinnati, sharing the food and music from their home port.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
The Carnival Celebration ship, which holds as many as 5,200 passengers, called PortMiami its home port, and sailed to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
—Vinod Sreeharsha
september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The former is the familiar 1982 home port, complete with crunchy sound effects and very, very simple visuals.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home port
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In an email to CNBC, a spokesperson for the American Association of Port Authorities wrote the seaport industry is challenged by yet more taxes on the equipment necessary for supply chain expansion and resilience.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even a small peninsula could host a basic airfield and seaport to facilitate the movement of people and aid, severing Gaza’s unhealthy dependency on Israel and Egypt.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The London punk rebels seized the revolutionary spirit of 1977 with their raw manifesto The Clash, then refined their sound with the flawed Give ‘Em Enough Rope.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Quatisha’s body was found in a canal days later by fishermen.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pap smears, on the other hand, use a metal or plastic device called a speculum to widen the vaginal canal so a clinician can swab the cervix for cells.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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Passengers riding the San Francisco Bay Ferry this month are getting more than the usual sweeping views of the bay, as live music is now part of the experience through a new onboard entertainment program.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Howze can be seen on video walking into the woman’s hospital bay, which was secured by curtains.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Toward Honshu’s southern tip, Japan’s largest island narrows, yet the landscape remains as dramatic as ever.—
James March,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Dec. 2025
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The backless style stands out with a distinctive curvaceous heel measuring 4.2 inches in back, and on the opposite end, the lustrous upper narrows into a classic pointed toe.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In fact, Singer Island was once the north end of Palm Beach, until dredging created an inlet that separates the two island.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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As waves and ocean currents carried sand from northern barrier islands over decades, the inlet shifted south, closing the breach between the two islands.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Now the roads and sidewalks are open, and life is being breathed back into both the small business community and the city, Hoiosen told the Idaho Statesman.—
Rose Evans
November 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Nov. 2025
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For a splurge that gets you unmatched proximity to the new park, choose Universal Helios Grand Hotel, which has its own dedicated park entrance and an impressive lagoon-style pool.—
Josh Roberts,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Local environmentalists have been sounding the alarm about growing pollution in the water, prompting discussions of restoring the lagoon to a healthy estuary ecosystem that supports native wetlands and wildlife.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Home port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20port. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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