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Recent Examples of navy
China’s navy is now the largest in the world by number of ships.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
LaBare eventually left the navy in 1943, returning home again to focus on his family and a career closer to home.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Virtuosa expandable carry-on looks classy with its leather-like trim and comes in off-white, navy, merlot and pine green.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Their work uniform consisted of nothing more than this, a navy-blue smock of heavy fabric, replaced every two years.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
LaBare eventually left the navy in 1943, returning home again to focus on his family and a career closer to home.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Virtuosa expandable carry-on looks classy with its leather-like trim and comes in off-white, navy, merlot and pine green.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Their work uniform consisted of nothing more than this, a navy-blue smock of heavy fabric, replaced every two years.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navy
Noun
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Then sank a flotilla,Then fought a gorilla,And wasn’t ashamed one scintilla!—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Under the cover of night, a flotilla of boats, some of them commandeered from local fishermen, tried to cross the Dnipro and land on the embankment near the plant, according to three Ukrainian military officers involved in the planning and execution of the assault.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Aerospace experts and officials warn that the Air Force is facing a readiness and capacity crisis, with an aging fighter fleet and declining operational capability.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pilot demonstrates a fundamental shift in how electric trucks and freight fleets could operate.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The once forlorn small club of football faithful have welcomed a convoy of bandwagon hoppers.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 6 Nov. 2025.
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