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Recent Examples of lifeboat
Billed as being in the spirit of Cars and Planes, the story revolves around the titular Tudy, an intrepid young lifeboat who dreams of adventures on the high seas but is held back by her father, the Admiral, who is still haunted by the loss of his wife.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s bad news for hundreds of middling private equity firms waiting for a lifeboat that may never come.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
My favorite part is the immersive show, particularly the experience of sitting in the lifeboat.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s bad news for hundreds of middling private equity firms waiting for a lifeboat that may never come.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
My favorite part is the immersive show, particularly the experience of sitting in the lifeboat.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeboat
Noun
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Luckily, the zombies in 28 Years Later have yet to invent longboats, so the island society has been able to endure, albeit on a semi-permanent war footing.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Platoon after platoon scuffed down to the shoreline to clamber aboard gunboats, longboats, and six-oared, flat-bottomed bateaux.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The barge appeared to be standing still as boats on both sides of it fired water cannons into the piles of burning metal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Scrap metal on a barge near the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Take a pastry cutter or sharp knife and cut straight down the center, and stack one half on top of the other.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition, running back Kimani Vidal received an exclusive rights tender, binding him to the Chargers and removing his ability to negotiate with other teams.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Melting cabbage is so silky and tender.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pure Amazon is the Amazon’s newest—and most stylish—riverboat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Guests will be treated to a conversation with Terry Bradshaw and Jerome Bettis, a riverboat soirée with past and present players, a celebrity golf tournament with Brett Keisel, Rod Woodson, Pat Freiermuth, Alex Highsmith, and Levon Kirkland, music from Wiz Khalifa, and more.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Battleship Auxiliaries Can Boast Weapons, too: In either configuration, these prototype Trump auxiliaries would be high-value targets in a fight.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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During the exorcism, auxiliaries must be vigilant about their words and their behavior.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The explosion broke the ship's keel, sending tons of water gushing into the engine room and causing a massive fire that nearly destroyed the ship.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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For a few years, Samson Fellows managed to keep himself on an even keel.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Lifeboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeboat. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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