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Verb
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According to Emilia, Esteban turned up drunk and high and started rowing vociferously with other spectators.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 May 2026 -
In June 2024, friends Brendan Cusick, Scott Forman, Peter Durso, and Patrick Morrissey came together as team Human Powered Potential, launching from Monterey, California, and rowing west toward Hawaii on the World’s Toughest Row.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Visitors can enjoy everything from scuba diving and tubing to paddling.—
Talia Avakian,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Video from early January shows the coyote paddling in the chilly San Francisco Bay and then struggling to get onto the rocky island.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
Verb
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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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“Oaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oaring. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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