Thesaurus results for LIFEBOAT

lifeboat

noun

as in longboat

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Recent Examples of lifeboat This population had been essentially isolated there since 2013, when biologists removed some eggs to create the lifeboat population, although a small number of additional eggs from the wild have been collected over the years to try to maintain the genetic connection. —

Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026 The lifeboat later became the subject of controversy after its occupants did not return to rescue others in the water. —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 This logic linked Ehrlich’s ecological carrying capacity, lifeboat ethics – the idea that wealthy nations risked being swamped by immigration – and reactionary anxieties about demographic change. —

Brian C. Keegan, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifeboat

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Anchored by a giant hanging Japanese longboat surrounded by cherry blossom and sakura trees, Kushimoto is its fireside Teppanyaki jewel, where just eight guests gather around a flaming open kitchen as chefs juggle eggs, belt out Tina Turner classics, and stack long plates of sushi and sashimi.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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