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Recent Examples of lifeboat
Meanwhile, Yasmin is finding her own lifeboat as the ship goes down.
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Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
Making music really was my lifeboat.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
The search area established around debris and an unoccupied lifeboat discovered during the initial rescue mission, spans about 20 square kilometers, according to NOAA.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Resilience doesn’t come from eliminating stress—or from throwing kids into stressful situations with no lifeboat.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
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Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
Making music really was my lifeboat.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
The search area established around debris and an unoccupied lifeboat discovered during the initial rescue mission, spans about 20 square kilometers, according to NOAA.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Resilience doesn’t come from eliminating stress—or from throwing kids into stressful situations with no lifeboat.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeboat
Noun
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The owner of the Nazila 05 told authorities the boat's captain had reported the vessel sank after its bow was broken by high waves during rough weather, and all crew managed to board a longboat before the ship went down, Rizal said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Each was constructed with elements that tie it to its city and/or its NFL team, such as the retractable roof at AT&T that intentionally resembles the rectangle cutout of the old Texas Stadium, and the exterior of the Minnesota stadium that resembles a Vikings longboat.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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 cost of taking corn and soybeans to market, whether via truck, barge or rail, also goes up along with oil prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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The company plans to transport Starships built in Texas via barge to Florida to help scale up the program and to begin launch operations there.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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A couple of cutters, couple of good sliders.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite its high-concept stakes, reviews have focused on the tender relationship study of a family haunted, literally and figuratively, by their choices.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meats are juicy and tender; vegetables are caramelized and subtly sweetened.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Babu immediately fell into the flow, picking a nap chair in the bow and inquiring about the riverboat’s construction.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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As for the riverboat funds, Pierog confirmed that there have been no allocations of those funds for the coming year, as requests for these grants are still being submitted.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The auxiliary, founded in the 1950s, supports the organization’s social service programs through fundraising, donations and volunteer efforts.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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For Arendt, the essay was an attempt to understand how and in what sense that half-century-old history could help explain—far beyond its chronological and geographical boundaries—the ongoing tragedy of the destruction of Europe’s Jews, pursued by the Nazis and their auxiliaries in Hitler’s empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her keel was laid down on February 3, 1994, at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and she was christened on February 18, 1995.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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“Lifeboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeboat. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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