kayaker

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Noun
  • Or Hegseth may just be protecting young sailors with dust allergies from picking up the book.
    Peter S. Wenz, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • The sailors are sleeping or preparing for the morning’s voyage, but a frenzied man has pushed his way aboard, looking for drugs.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Government as a protector of health goes way back The U.S. public health service got its start in the 1700s service cared for seamen who were sick or injured.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 May 2025
  • Lunde had joined the merchant fleet as a seaman in 1934.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • This date is also supported by a notice to mariners, but it should be taken as notional rather than something to be confident in.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
  • The high costs that come with building a military and commercial vessel have been a major barrier—alongside a shortage of mariners—in getting the U.S. shipbuilding industry back up to speed with its Chinese counterparts.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Some Micronesian navigators estimate their progress through a system known as etak.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
  • The film, set in the 16th century, follows Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Hundreds of refugees began rushing the rowboats; once those were filled, the oarsmen, worried about capsizing and afraid of being stranded, began beating people back.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • Elsewhere in Europe, graphic designer Tormod Fjeld uncovered Bronze Age rock paintings of an animal, a boat with oarsmen and several human figures while hiking in southeastern Norway.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and/or lemon juice if necessary.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
  • The spa is a huge draw, so leave your phone behind and get into your body through sauna, salt flotation therapy, and massage treatments.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Why, as the famous seafarer's prayer asks, is thy sea so great and my boat is so small?
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The tiny seafarers have been seen along the west coast as far north as Canada and as far south as Mexico, iNaturalist data shows.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That's not a time to drop the oars and just go with the flow.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Someone was even sent to prison after the 2012 race — no, not for getting over-eager with an oar, but for protesting against elitism and government cuts.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Kayaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayaker. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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