as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
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Recent Examples of keel
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
Whether that’s a big regular-season matchup or a playoff game, the Minnesota Wild’s president of hockey operations and general manager can stay on an even keel.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Alan Murray, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022
Otherwise healthy workers keel over at their desks after a long stretch of overtime or after consummating a high-pressure deal, usually from a stroke or heart attack.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
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Noun
This gave it a dense mass like the keel of a boat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
Whether that’s a big regular-season matchup or a playoff game, the Minnesota Wild’s president of hockey operations and general manager can stay on an even keel.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
If the program ends before those pension funds shore up their cash reserves to deal with plummeting bond prices, the funds could very rapidly keel over.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022
Otherwise healthy workers keel over at their desks after a long stretch of overtime or after consummating a high-pressure deal, usually from a stroke or heart attack.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keel
Noun
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Underscoring the danger to ships in the region, a vessel was set ablaze Thursday off the United Arab Emirates' coast, and another was damaged off Qatar.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The ship will allow France to maintain its naval aviation capabilities without relying on foreign bases, ensuring operational freedom from the Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Officials said parts of the original bypass structure — built to manage Barton Creek flow — had eroded for decades, creating the potential for sections to collapse into the pool.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Children can be seen monkeying around the billiards table, and the surrounding area offers plenty of activities to suit the whole gang—from hiking and boat tours to hair-raising seaplane adventures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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My husband will drive the boat as none of them has any experience.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Spread the bedding out as much as possible in the machine so it’s not crumpled or folded.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
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One woman crumpled into the arms of her fellow protesters.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Autonomous minesweeping systems are seen as a lower-risk alternative compared with sending large naval vessels into an active conflict zone.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the strait is not open to vessels belonging to the US and its allies.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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For a picturesque date that feels like you’ve been plopped onto a movie set, consider the Gondola Getaway in Long Beach.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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He was plunked 204 times over his 16-year career, ninth most in the history of the sport.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Doja’s assistant slips through, gives me the thumbs-up, and ushers me into a dressing room the size of a tennis court, black velvet curtains concealing the walls.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Fighting Irish had slipped into seemingly perpetual mediocrity and unfulfilled expectations.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Keel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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