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Recent Examples of outboard
These are small outboards with no fentanyl and no path to Florida.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Of course, that pricing is relative, and while the base AX price is right around 50% lower than the $1,595+ MX-A, the 6- to 30-hp outboard and the smaller boat powered by it, will also be well less expensive than the motors and vessels on which the MX-A finds use.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
In the beginning of August, agents located a 38-foot center-console boat with three outboard engines behind a Dania Beach home.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The throttle was near full-open, and the outboard was dead.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Of course, that pricing is relative, and while the base AX price is right around 50% lower than the $1,595+ MX-A, the 6- to 30-hp outboard and the smaller boat powered by it, will also be well less expensive than the motors and vessels on which the MX-A finds use.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
In the beginning of August, agents located a 38-foot center-console boat with three outboard engines behind a Dania Beach home.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The throttle was near full-open, and the outboard was dead.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outboard
Noun
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Now, though, many new Ruf models are designed from the ground up, like the CTR anniversary and SCR, which feature carbon fiber monocoques, inboard suspension, and lightweight alloy subframes.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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Vessels with inboard gasoline engines also must have a proper ventilation system and a backfire flame arrestor to reduce the risk of explosion.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Stefano died tragically in a powerboat racing accident in 1990.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Throughout his life, Reagan also focused his time on several charities, raising money in powerboat racing and serving as chair of the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation board for three years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Somebody was evacuating the karaoke machine on a pontoon made of wood and inflatable toys.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Next to it sat a pontoon boat and a basketball goal.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2026
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Or when the world saw, thanks to paparazzi photos, her bare shoulders during a private moment with Ye in the back of a Venetian motorboat.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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Afternoons are made for fresh piña coladas, languid sun worshipping, and offshore adventures on motorboats fully stocked with snorkels, fins, and local beer.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nguyen was among those refugees, crowding as a teen on a dinghy heading for international waters.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
18 Dec. 2025
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Dock the dinghy at Bar One to enjoy a frozen cocktail or an ice-cold beer at this floating bar anchored offshore.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Dec. 2025
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L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
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From the skiff, Jewel prayed as the officers cuffed the men, allegedly roughed one up, and eventually coerced him into revealing where the stash was.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
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The Virginia Department of Health urged residents not to swim, wade, tube, white-water canoe or kayak in the river.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles, which will host the next Summer Games in 2028, will feature canoe slalom and softball events in Oklahoma, and soccer games occurring in stadiums coast to coast.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The trooper had removed the ladder, went back into his cruiser, and fastened his seatbelt when he was struck.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Close behind him in another cruiser was his younger brother, Trooper Noah Blanchette.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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