men-of-war

variants also men-o'-war
plural of man-of-war

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for men-of-war
Noun
  • Futures bets on the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 were both pointing strongly up this morning prior to the opening bell in New York, suggesting that some traders think yesterday’s bloodbath in the markets was overdone.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Markets react For their part, traders weren’t buying the hawkish rhetoric.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The $50 million third phase was completed in 2020, and included an extension of the docks that allowed the terminal to handle two 1,000-foot-long ships at the same time, pushing the terminal’s maximum capacity to 650,000 TEUs per year.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Both sides agreed to suspend fees for one year on ships that dock at each other’s ports.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Known as cane cutters, cane jakes, or more commonly swamp rabbits, this species is found in the low lying areas in Indiana’s southern hardwood forests where tall reed-like grasses grow that resemble bamboo or sugar cane.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When asked about the impact of tactics to improve affordability, both rent freezes/caps and friendlier apartment zoning received approval from 34% of those polled, seeing the moves as cost-cutters.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Men-of-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/men-of-war. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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