navies

plural of navy

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Noun
  • Each year, the flotillas have been intercepted by the Israeli army.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Previous attempts by activist flotillas to break the blockade have largely failed and sometimes sparked deadly clashes, including during the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla raid.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the patriots’ real breakthrough came in 1778 and 1779, when the fleets of France and Spain finally joined this contest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Hurst spoke of the ways Amazon is looking to utilize new technologies to serve customers and reduce emissions—from minimizing packaging to electrifying fleets of delivery vehicles.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Navies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navies. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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