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Recent Examples of kayaker
Authorities including the Texas Game Wardens and the Tarrant Regional Water District are searching the water for a kayaker who went missing Monday at the Marine Creek Reservoir in northwest Fort Worth.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
The remains are believed to be of kayaker Robert Lawson White, who went missing in June 2023.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
For Joe Jackson, a veteran kayaker, the rapid presented a rare opportunity to send a first descent of sorts during his 23-day trip in October.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
With a lake bottom as clean as Big Green’s, the kayaker’s body should have been easy to find.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Emergency crews resumed their search Tuesday for a kayaker reported missing on the Catawba River at Cowans Ford Dam on the Lincoln-Mecklenburg county line.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Fiercely territorial, especially during breeding season, they’ve been known to drown smaller animals and have killed at least one American kayaker.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
The remains are believed to be of kayaker Robert Lawson White, who went missing in June 2023.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
For Joe Jackson, a veteran kayaker, the rapid presented a rare opportunity to send a first descent of sorts during his 23-day trip in October.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
With a lake bottom as clean as Big Green’s, the kayaker’s body should have been easy to find.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Emergency crews resumed their search Tuesday for a kayaker reported missing on the Catawba River at Cowans Ford Dam on the Lincoln-Mecklenburg county line.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Fiercely territorial, especially during breeding season, they’ve been known to drown smaller animals and have killed at least one American kayaker.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayaker
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The town is named for the Greek mythological creature Scylla, a sea monster with multiple heads that was fabled to terrorize sailors (most notably, the hero Odysseus) who dared to travel the water between Italy and Sicily.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The name Siren's Curse comes from the mythical sirens who reside in Lake Erie and lure sailors with their singing.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The seaman was patched up, and with his battleship sunk and his country abruptly at war with Japan, Germany and Italy, he was assigned to a destroyer.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2025
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As a girl in Minnesota, after the death of her mother, she was abandoned by her father, a Swedish seaman named Chris Christopherson.—
Adrienne Miller,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wander the gear aisles where gadgets promise to turn anyone into a better mariner, chef, parent and human being.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 Jan. 2026
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On Livonia Avenue, community navigator Troy Johnson climbs behind the wheel of the van, which functions as a mobile office for Brooklyn Justice Initiatives staff.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Powell — one of Capitol Hill’s most adroit navigators — made his rounds, Republicans on both sides of the Capitol panned the investigation.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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In Outbound, 2023, oarsmen paddle a boat out to sea, escorted by sinister seagulls.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Every year, a team of oarsmen are tasked with finding the swans on a stretch of the Thames.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
16 July 2025
Noun
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For persistent stains on the bottom of the oven, mix a 1-pound box of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 2 tablespoons of water, adding more water ½ tablespoon at a time if needed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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Some pickles have probiotics that benefit gut health, but the salt content is high.—
Sara Hoffman,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2026
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The logic system that underpins SMART-SEA is based on seafarer experience compiled via focus groups at the Texas A&M Galveston faculty.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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All that space has been used to create an indoor-outdoor layout for the next generation of seafarers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
22 Dec. 2025
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The latter include Sebastian Bea, a former longtime BlackRock executive and Olympic rower, who is now President of a digital asset treasury called ReserveOne.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
3 Dec. 2025
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The Boating Party, on the other hand, features an athletic rower in smart clothing, perched front and center.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Kayaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayaker. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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