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Recent Examples of outrigger
The robot moves on two ABS differential drive wheels, using two fold-out wheeled outriggers to keep its balance.
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New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Plunge into the pristine waters for snorkeling, kayaking, outrigger canoeing or stand-up paddleboarding.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And Ami just loses her footing and falls off the outrigger.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Suspension scaffold outrigger beams were not restrained to prevent movement.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 3 May 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Plunge into the pristine waters for snorkeling, kayaking, outrigger canoeing or stand-up paddleboarding.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And Ami just loses her footing and falls off the outrigger.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Suspension scaffold outrigger beams were not restrained to prevent movement.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrigger
Noun
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The Turkish yard just unveiled a 62-foot hybrid catamaran that is the very definition of small but mighty.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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Later, in December, two sailors and their dog were rescued from a sinking catamaran almost 60 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, thanks to a radio alert also detected by satellites, NOAA said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The original 15-room home could only be reached by helicopter or yacht (the Transpeninsular Highway wasn't built until 1970) and the seclusion attracted Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Lucille Ball.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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In January, a fleet of 23 Oyster yachts took off from Antigua to start the brand’s namesake 27,000-nautical-mile rally exclusive to Oyster owners.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His four-seam and sinker velocities have been down compared to last year, but his cutter and curveball still grade out well.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Count Kimbrel among the pitchers who are working on cutters this spring as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those who prefer something more active can rent jet skis or head on a catboat tour in a two-person catamaran.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2024
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At the Seafire, everything from nautical motif chairs upholstered in international flags to a traditional wooden Cayman catboat and prints from local pop artist Dready are found beneath the lobby’s 20-foot ceiling, grounded by natural materials, like weathered wood and polished coral stone.—
Shayne Benowitz,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2024
Noun
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The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Outrigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrigger. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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