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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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Iwo, as one historian noted, was like a giant aircraft carrier in just the right place, the Courant previously reported.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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This capability places the ship conceptually between a traditional landing helicopter dock and a light aircraft carrier.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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Harper and Yasmin, who’s emerged as the series’ co-lead, started out among Pierpoint’s newest hires; by the end of Season 3, the firm had been effectively dissolved, its novice traders scattered to the winds.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stocks futures are lower this morning as traders look ahead to Wednesday's big jobs report and Friday's consumer price index reading.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
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 steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.—
Raul A. Reyes,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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On Wednesday, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said the ice has slowed down shipments of road salt that were being delivered to the city on a barge.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Instead of the nine 1,500-ton barge tows usual on the upper Mississippi, your see two or four on the Missouri.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Place beets and bulb in the steamer basket; lock lid.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
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Consider other products that complement the shower steamer experience, like shower gels, lotions and loofah sponges, in your gift set too.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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There is no efficient transport of material in-and-out of the core, and thus, most of the star’s interior never gets a chance to fuse simply because of its location.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Published in the journal Communications Materials, the study reveals that the research team investigated the thermoelectric transport of molybdenum disilicide MoSi2 and found that MoSi2 is an ideal transverse thermoelectric material without a magnetic field.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 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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The fire started when a gasoline tanker truck making a delivery in the alley behind the plant started leaking.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Joel Zlotnik, a spokesman for the Orange County Transportation Authority, which runs those Express Lanes, said the CHP, a fire department or Caltrans notifies his agency when an official diversion onto the Express Lanes occurs — think major collision or a tanker spilling its cargo.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant%20ship. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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