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Recent Examples of navy
The line is composed almost entirely of rich neutral hues of navy, gray, and cream with occasional pops of color that add interest without compromising elegance.
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
The Chinese mainland is only about 250 miles from Kunsan, and the Bohai Sea, where the Chinese navy often holds exercises, is about 600 miles from the US air base.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The Chinese navy already makes port calls in Myanmar, but these are brief stays in facilities too primitive to provide naval advantage.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
The designer, who is eighty-six, looked a bit like a ship captain, in a navy blazer embellished with gold buttons.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
The Chinese mainland is only about 250 miles from Kunsan, and the Bohai Sea, where the Chinese navy often holds exercises, is about 600 miles from the US air base.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The Chinese navy already makes port calls in Myanmar, but these are brief stays in facilities too primitive to provide naval advantage.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
The designer, who is eighty-six, looked a bit like a ship captain, in a navy blazer embellished with gold buttons.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navy
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Centuries ago, a fleet of Spanish ships laden with gold, silver and jewels taken from the New World was sailing back to Spain when a hurricane wrecked the flotilla on July 31, 1715, spilling the treasures into the sea, according to the 1715 Fleet Society.—
Kate Payne,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Israeli naval ships intercepted a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza and detained several activists, including Greta Thunberg.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guttuso’s team employs dive crews and a fleet of boats and uses underwater metal detection-devices, plus hand-fanning of sand or sand suction to comb the sea floor, according to a public notice for a federal permit application the company filed.—
Kate Payne,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Grappler would require upgrading the department's fleet of vehicles for use, as the current vehicles are not compatible, Sarnow said.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Protests turn deadly Officials said another attack on a separate humanitarian convoy this past weekend killed least one person and injured nine soldiers.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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All models use Rheinmetall’s Path autonomous kit, or A-kit, which enables follow, convoy, and fully autonomous modes to reduce routine tasks for soldiers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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