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Recent Examples of navy
Northumberland was a 70-gun warship built in Bristol, England in 1679 as part of the transformation of the English navy under Samuel Pepys – now best-known for his diaries – from a corrupt institution to a fighting force to be reckoned with.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Gone are the days of neutrals with these bright navy sandals packed into your suitcase.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
The pleated hem elevates it from a simple t-shirt dress, and the red, navy, and light blue options are classic Americana (and oh-so-perfect for summer)!
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Morgan Riddle, a social media influencer and partner of American tennis star Taylor Fritz, also styled a looked by Alessandra Rich, wearing white and navy polka dot coords.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Gone are the days of neutrals with these bright navy sandals packed into your suitcase.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
The pleated hem elevates it from a simple t-shirt dress, and the red, navy, and light blue options are classic Americana (and oh-so-perfect for summer)!
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Morgan Riddle, a social media influencer and partner of American tennis star Taylor Fritz, also styled a looked by Alessandra Rich, wearing white and navy polka dot coords.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navy
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Behind them, a flotilla of other boats, kayaks and canoes, some sporting tribal or national flags, followed in support and celebration.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Additional flotillas were intercepted in 2015, about 100 miles off the Gaza Coast, and in 2018.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Nearly 5 million EVs are already on American roads, a figure that represents 2% of the total passenger vehicle fleet.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fleet of electric vans and cars, operated by private company Via Transportation, can carry up to four passengers at a time.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When a military convoy rumbles past, no one seems to notice.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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More than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli fire since May while seeking aid in the territory, most near the GHF sites but also near United Nations aid convoys, the U.N. human rights office said last month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
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In the 16th century, Spain was a global superpower with its mighty armada, and gold and silver flowing in from its American colonies.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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The potential death knell for an armada of space discovery missions has been reverberating not just across NASA, but also throughout the U.S. universities that help conceive or design these flights.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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“Navy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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