as in rower
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars
"All oars ho!" the boatswain ordered
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Recent Examples of oar
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Hang a pennant above your fireplace, style a small stack of posters in a hallway, or layer art with an oar near a bookshelf to bring just the right amount of campcore to your walls.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025
Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.
—National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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Noun
An errant oar and how 'hope floats' Andrew Diggs was among those who responded as part of a joint search and rescue team with TEXSAR and Heroes for Humanity to help find people who vanished in the flood.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Hang a pennant above your fireplace, style a small stack of posters in a hallway, or layer art with an oar near a bookshelf to bring just the right amount of campcore to your walls.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025
Verb
For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.
—Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.
—National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oar
Noun
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From an outcome perspective, these rowers were synchronizing power and rhythm in perfect alignment.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Amazon Prime Video’s six-part thriller concluded with an ending that cannonballed into new territory and paddled swiftly away from the ending of Michelle Frances’ 2017 novel of the same name.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The John and Margaret Craighead Hut is a great choice for those looking to fish or paddle on the Missouri and Judith Rivers.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Moscow to agree a ceasefire or face new sanctions, only to row back.—
Barbara Erling,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Team morale improves when engineers and designers see direct user impact rather than rowing toward abstract goals.—
Alexander Jabbour,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Once there, visitors can swim, fish, kayak through salt marshes or just stretch out on one of the state’s most beautiful, uncrowded beaches.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Like going to Tahoe and kayaking in the two person kayak is like, that's like part of it.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
30 July 2025
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The next day unfolds upon arrival at Workington, gateway to the Lake District, where guests have options to canoe or paddleboard on Derwentwater Lake, meet friendly alpacas, or play classic lawn games at the Lingholm Estate, which is open exclusively to Britannic Explorer guests.—
Ann Shields,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Troop 2054 member said her favorite Girl Scout memory was of canoeing down the Colorado River with her troop.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Oar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oar. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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