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Recent Examples of lifeboat
The tanker listed on the surface for a while, enabling its crew to evacuate into lifeboats.
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Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
And behind the scenes, China is pouring billions into building its tech lifeboat.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Epic story of perseverance and hope follows a 16-year-old boy who is shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and survives on a lifeboat with four companions: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The posts said the man treaded water for about 20 minutes while waiting on a lifeboat.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
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Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
And behind the scenes, China is pouring billions into building its tech lifeboat.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Epic story of perseverance and hope follows a 16-year-old boy who is shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and survives on a lifeboat with four companions: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The posts said the man treaded water for about 20 minutes while waiting on a lifeboat.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
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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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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.—
Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
24 May 2024
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The rising fifth-grader at Lehrman Day School in Miami Beach was one of five summer campers aboard a 17-foot Hobie Getaway that was hit by a 60-foot barge around 11:15 a.m. on July 28 between Hibiscus and Monument islands off Miami Beach.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mila Yankelevich, 7, and 13-year-old Erin Victoria Ko Han were also killed after the 60-foot barge being pushed by a tugboat crashed into the 17-foot Hobie Getaway sailboat with five campers — girls between the ages of 7 and 13 — and one 19-year-old female camp counselor aboard.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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Almost frustrated and too inside of his head, Rhodes hit a disaster kick and a Cody cutter.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The service would give cord cutters access to all of ESPN’s programs and networks for $29.99 per month.—
Joe Reedy,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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Firefighting efforts included eight engines, two water tenders, one dozer and one hand crew.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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More than 460 people were assigned to fight the fire with resources including three helicopters, 10 crews, 10 medical crews, 26 engines and seven water tenders, the Forest Service said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Enjoy the beauty of natural Florida while exchanging rings or dancing into the night at a riverboat reception with a capacity for up to 176 people.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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Other special events include, a riverboat ride hosted by Green River Distillery, a mix and mingle at The Last Refuge, 600 E. Market St., in NuLu and a fine dining experience at Bistro Le Relais, 2817 Taylorsville Road, with former Courier Journal food critic Susan Reigler.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The Women of Dedication luncheon is the signature fundraiser of the women’s auxiliary, which was founded in the 1950s and supports The Salvation Army’s social service programs.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Baraka was a central figure of the Black Arts Literary Movement — the cultural auxiliary to the 1960s Black Power movement, according to NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Science fiction notwithstanding, producing such a vessel requires a blank sheet approach with everything being designed from the keel up, leaving out all of the gubbins required for a crew.—
David Szondy
August 13,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2025
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On the keel of an old boat, a little old man sat, his cape over his knees, reading a book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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“Lifeboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeboat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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