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Recent Examples of lugger
One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.
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Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022
The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.
—Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022
The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.
—Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugger
Noun
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In the early morning hours of September 8, 1860, the lumber schooner Augusta collided with the Lady Elgin.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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But some of its valuable cargo washed ashore, and another schooner was able to recover roughly 100,000 feet of lumber.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Salvage recovery crews in Italy slowly raised the sloop from the seabed over three days using one of Europe’s most powerful floating sea cranes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
Noun
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
Noun
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In 1699, a French frigate called the Maurepas sank in the remote San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama, taking a massive trove of treasure down with it.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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When Iran mined the strait in 1988, a mine crippled a U.S. Navy frigate, the Samuel B. Roberts.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
Noun
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And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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One 203-feet sailing ketch called Simena which will have an on-deck Jacuzzi, six guest cabins and ample exterior deck spaces.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brown will regain his role as the team’s backup floor general and will thrive as a cutter, screener, and transition player in his minutes with Jokic and Murray.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Grossman said initially the maker space was by appointment only, but now there are open hours where people can make things with a 3D printer, a laser cutter, sublimation machines to put a design on materials, a sewing machine, embroidery equipment and more.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 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
Noun
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Featuring her husband, Carter Reum, also 44, and their two children, 2-year-old son Phoenix and 19-month-old daughter London, the snaps featured them enjoying meals on their yacht, snorkeling and shopping for souvenirs.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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But first, a foam party The couple has seemingly kicked off their wedding week with a foam party on Bezos' multi-million dollar yacht Koru off the coast of Europe on June 22, according to photos published by media outlets including Fox News and People.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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“Lugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugger. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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