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Recent Examples of merchant ship
Maritime evidence includes a merchant ship, stone anchors, and what officials described as a harbour crane, clustered near a 125-metre dock that the antiquities ministry said served as a harbour for small boats until the Byzantine period.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
American merchant ships, Hopper notes, had already developed a significant trade with Oman by the mid-nineteenth century.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Or further, the many more miles of cordage needed by non-whaling merchant ships and naval vessels.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The vessel, about 100 feet long and 23 feet wide, is believed to be a 16th-century merchant ship, according to officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
American merchant ships, Hopper notes, had already developed a significant trade with Oman by the mid-nineteenth century.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Or further, the many more miles of cordage needed by non-whaling merchant ships and naval vessels.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The vessel, about 100 feet long and 23 feet wide, is believed to be a 16th-century merchant ship, according to officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant ship
Noun
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Trump deployed a second aircraft carrier near Iran.—
Alec Dent,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2026
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The United States has moved the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, ships and warplanes to the Middle East to pressure Iran into an agreement and have the firepower necessary to strike the Islamic Republic should Trump choose to do so.—
JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With the prospect of dollar assets paying less interest in the future, traders are staying away.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Rather, platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi allow traders to buy and sell contracts among themselves, with the companies collecting a small fee on each trade.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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The barge struck the sailboat head-on, causing it to tip and capsize, the lawsuit alleges.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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The make-shift steamer move is brilliant.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2026
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Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The device also has three separate layers – one each for evaporation, ion transport, and electrical charge collection.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which are specialized jets with advanced communications and defense systems, will serve as the next generation of presidential air transport.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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According to Davie fire officials, the crash involved two vehicles, including a fuel tanker, in the westbound lanes of I-595 east of Davie Road.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The movie opens with marshland residents, including Lamia and Bibi, lining up far back and pressing urgently forward, jerricans in hand, to receive fresh water at a tanker truck from officials offering it as a gift from Hussein.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant%20ship. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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