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Recent Examples of home port
The ship, a 663-foot-long bulk carrier called the Manitoulin, had gotten stuck Wednesday morning about a mile off the shore of Buffalo, after delivering a shipment of wheat and attempting to return to its home port in Sarnia, Ontario, on Lake Huron.
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David Andreatta, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
It was spotted over the Yellow Sea off the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the home port of China's first operational aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Symphony of the Seas’ home port in the winter is Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
It was spotted pier side at its home port on Hainan Island, which faces the South China Sea, as of December 22, according to Newsweek's weekly update.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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David Andreatta, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
It was spotted over the Yellow Sea off the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the home port of China's first operational aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Symphony of the Seas’ home port in the winter is Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
It was spotted pier side at its home port on Hainan Island, which faces the South China Sea, as of December 22, according to Newsweek's weekly update.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home port
Noun
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However, the goal is to eventually expand the pre-customs services to seaport arrivals and private jet travelers.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Waved to the rhythm of the music to applaud the singer and even to complain about the delay, the sound of the fans (one of the top-selling accessories during Gaga’s visit to Brazil) became a defining feature of her Copacabana show.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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At her father’s graveside at kibbutz Nir Oz several weeks ago, Sharone Lifschitz read one of his poems to friends and family attending his headstone-setting ceremony, as the sound of bombs exploded a mile away in Gaza.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Leisure travelers have lots of choices when trying to decide which portions of the canal might make the most exciting vacation experience.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The body of Laci and her unborn son washed up separately along the Richmond shoreline four months later after a storm churned up the bay.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their goal is to save both the bay and its people, as in the universe—called anya, in the Yoreme language—everything is interconnected.—
Gwendolina Duval,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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Secret Canyon Trail: The hike through Secret Canyon leads through a deeply forested ravine and some beautiful red rock narrows.—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Sep. 2024
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But despite its Instagram appeal, the narrows is a flood manager’s nightmare.—
Louis Sahagún,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2023
Noun
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As the boat of partiers zooms away into the choppy waters of the Boca Raton inlet, the video pans out to the spread of debris left floating in their wake.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Their bodies were found in the Miller Flats area on the eastern side of the lake — a sprawling reservoir with long fingers and jagged inlets about an hour north of Birmingham.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The coral lives in a semi-enclosed underwater lagoon, within which the water temperature is significantly higher than the swirling South Pacific Ocean beyond.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The saltwater lagoon off the pool area is another hit with kids at the resort.—
Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Home port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20port. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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