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
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The decision helped to mend the broken community, putting all players on a more even keel, and accelerated the adoption of the latest entry.
—Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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Noun
Investigating the Tracks' Origins In the study, the researchers assessed the viability of other potential explanations for the lines, including non-human animals, flotsam, the keel of ancient boats, and firewood.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The decision helped to mend the broken community, putting all players on a more even keel, and accelerated the adoption of the latest entry.
—Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keel
Noun
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Without delay, the Taichung fired its water cannon to expel the Chinese ship from the area, the agency said.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The ships’ cargoes also helped the researchers confirm their Danish origin.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Kings Kings rally to take lead, only to collapse in third period of Game 3 loss to Oilers April 25, 2025 In Game 4 the Kings led with less than 35 seconds to play when Quinton Byfield failed to make a simple clearance out of the Kings’ zone.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The agreement was due to be signed in February but collapsed in the wake of a heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over how to end the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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There were 11 adult men and four adult women aboard the boat, all claiming Mexican nationality, according to the release.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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But his estate and the owners of the involved boats were sued by the U.S. Department of Justice to recover the cleanup costs.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Something similar might be happening in Tibet today as the tectonic plate carrying India rams into that of Asia and crumples the crust against the Tibetan plateau.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Photos from the scene showed the maroon car crumpled.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Blank sailings, when vessels cancel a call at a port, have become more of a commonality on the trans-Pacific trade lane as exports out of China continue to see a massive slowdown.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 May 2025
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The Maltese government said the vessel and its crew were secured in the early hours of the morning after a nearby tug assisted with firefighting operations, but the NGO and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said the ship was still in danger.—
Christopher Scicluna and Ilze Filks,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Sea turtles, for example, haul themselves out onto beaches during breeding season to dig nests and plop dozens of eggs into the sandy divots before returning to the waves.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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GoPro plopped the same sensor from the Hero12 into the Hero13, so there’s no bump in resolution or low-light video quality.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lindor and Soto drew back-to-back walks, and Arizona turned to side-winding right-hander Ryan Thompson, who plunked Alonso to load the bases with no outs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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The meltdown began when lefty reliever Luis Peralta plunked Jonathan Aranda, and Taylor Walls laced a single to left.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There’s nothing quite like the feeling of slipping into a super-soft sweatshirt before a long flight.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2025
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The future Queen Elizabeth and her younger sister Princess Margaret famously slipped into the crowd to celebrate on VE Day, short for Victory in Europe Day.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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“Keel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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