navy

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Recent Examples of navy According to Morgan, flowers aren’t just for summer—especially because these outdoor pillow covers feature navy and dark green. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025 This frame is available in five wood tones ranging from a crisp white to a rich navy to best complement your design style and space. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025 Think angular jackets and harem pants, tapestry sweaters and day dresses with full skirts in a brown and navy palette. Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025 Ayalon was the commander of the Israeli navy and the head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency. Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for navy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navy
Noun
  • The Pentagon deployed a flotilla of eight vessels, along with surveillance planes and an attack submarine.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement In a statement, the flotilla’s Steering Committee said the Alma sustained fire damage on its top deck but that the fire was extinguished and all passengers and crew are safe.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While Quark primarily operates in the polar regions, the company expands to subpolar destinations during the shoulder seasons, before the fleet repositions to the other side of the globe.
    Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a Japanese Defense Ministry document dated October 2024 shows that a fleet of three Global Hawk drones was deployed at Yokota Air Base in Japan in May 2023.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reliever Jonathan Bowlan — who became a full-time reliever this season — made the spot start before giving way to a convoy of pitchers.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If jamming a head of state’s flight is possible, so is disrupting a humanitarian airlift, a naval convoy, or a swarm of autonomous drones.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dusk has just destroyed the political center of the Empire in the Galactic Council, the seat of the largest religion in the Empire, and also the entirety of Cloud Dominion, which had a massive armada and significant political influence.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Joining him for the indie-pop odyssey is an armada of guests: Lorde, Caroline Polachek, Daniel Caesar, Mustafa, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates, Ian Isiah, Tirzah, Amandla Stenberg, and Zadie Smith, among others.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Navy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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