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as in riverboat
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as in trailer
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Recent Examples of houseboat
In [The Assassination of Gianni Versace], after the assassination, Andrew Cunanan kills himself on a houseboat.
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Visitors can also stay right on the water, with third-party houseboat rentals.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Hannah, Owen and Bailey lived on a houseboat in Sausalito, California in Season 1.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Luc’s spot gets blown up when his houseboat girlfriend, the Michelin fraud Marianne, arrives to surprise him.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Visitors can also stay right on the water, with third-party houseboat rentals.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Hannah, Owen and Bailey lived on a houseboat in Sausalito, California in Season 1.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Luc’s spot gets blown up when his houseboat girlfriend, the Michelin fraud Marianne, arrives to surprise him.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboat
Noun
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Aboard his 120-foot-long riverboat, Terry is among those who've shaped the country, even as he himself has been shaped by the Mississippi.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Once the new location is open, Hollywood Casino’s parent company Penn Entertainment has an agreement with the city of Aurora to demolish the riverboat location in downtown, including the barge, building and walkway over the Fox River, then turn the land over to the city of Aurora.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
Noun
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For the game’s first teaser trailer and look into the gameplay during today’s Nintendo Direct, Sora fights a Darkside Heartless in Quadratum, a land introduced in KH3 that’s inspired by Shibuya, Tokyo.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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According to the warrant affidavit, Garrison asked troopers to retrieve a medicine bag from the tractor-trailer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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The hotel also acquired a Riva motorboat, one of 18 of its kind in the world, that ferries guests on lake cruises before returning to the Carbone Riviera dock.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The boat, a 39-foot Sea Ray Cabin motorboat, was anchored at the Haulover sandbar with 13 passengers on board, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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With its focus on centimeter-level precision auto-park system and one-touch automatic hitching, the trailer tries to help lower the barrier to entry for first-time RV users.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Options for the Chocolate included an off-grid version instead of the default configuration with a RV hookup, and buyers could lower the cost by opting for the Lift&Go frame only (no trailer and detachable supports).—
Stefan Ionescu
June 04,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Outside a stone farmhouse, a tractor was partly obscured by an orchard that had erupted in white blossoms.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Add some farmhouse flair with this accent chair packed with charming details, like spindle legs, nailhead trim, and a visible woodgrain frame.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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On the kind of warm, bright afternoon that Michigan boaters wait all year for, Malik Amine and his brother readied their family’s pontoon boat for the summer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
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Rent a pontoon, kayak, or paddleboard to explore the lakes, or float a gentle stretch of the Ottertail River with Charlie’s Ottertail Tubing.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
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Both the Bay Bridge and Francis Scott Key Bridge are under limited restrictions, meaning no house trailers or empty box trailers are allowed to travel through, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2023
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Burglary There was a burglary to a house trailer in the 7300 block of McCormick Boulevard on Jan. 8 in which an unknown person used a pry tool to pry open a door on a mobile trailer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2023
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“Houseboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboat. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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