as in ships
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 keels
Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels.
—Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keels
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Over the last ten years, aerospace and defense manufacturers have used the EBAM process to supply structural titanium and specialized alloy components for commercial aircraft, naval ships, and defense systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The Navy remained consistent with its promise to deliver a total of 122 manned ships and 63 unmanned platforms over the course of five years.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
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When a star dies and collapses, its mass is concentrated into an unimaginably dense point.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Stephon Castle, Julian Champagnie and Dylan Harper need to hit their open threes as the Knicks' defense collapses.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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In April 1848, the surviving crew abandoned the vessels and tried escaping on foot and by dragging boats across the Arctic terrain, but no one survived.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Leo either would have been in complete denial that such equipment existed, or immensely pleased that boats no longer had to be crashed onto the beach.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Oct. 2025
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According to Navy records, the submarine sank two Japanese cargo vessels near Matsuwa Island before meeting with USS Barb on May 31 to coordinate patrol areas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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One hundred cargo-carrying vessels typically move through the waterway daily, according to shipping-data provider Lloyd’s List.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026
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The series’ opening scene plops audiences in the middle of the Dardanos’ dysfunction, as Linda, presiding over her own mother’s hospital room, screeches that her children should bear witness to their terminally ill nonna’s final days—even to her urinary incontinence.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dinner slips down a treat with a glass or two of Babylonstoren’s wine or a cyder flight.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Talk to your doctor about the memory slips and ask for guidance on how to remedy or cope with them.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Each January, Stoever makes a maximum contribution to a Roth IRA and plunks another chunk of cash in a solo 401(k).—
Ryan Ermey
Lauren Shamo,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Keels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keels. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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