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Recent Examples of outrigger
Travelers interested in Polynesian culture may want to test the resort’s traditional outrigger canoe on a trip to one of the surrounding private islets that share an atoll with the Brando.
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Other notable offerings are an in-room cacao ceremony or massage, outrigger canoe trips complete with sea turtle or whale viewing, depending on the time of year, or a floating sound bath.
—Laura Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
The search effort began after an outrigger kayak that was broken in half was found west of the Mission Bay entrance channel.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
After it was initially spotted, the radio burst pulsed another 21 times through July at the same source – six flares of which were also detected by a smaller outrigger telescope located 37 miles away from CHIME’s main station in British Columbia.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Other notable offerings are an in-room cacao ceremony or massage, outrigger canoe trips complete with sea turtle or whale viewing, depending on the time of year, or a floating sound bath.
—Laura Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
The search effort began after an outrigger kayak that was broken in half was found west of the Mission Bay entrance channel.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
After it was initially spotted, the radio burst pulsed another 21 times through July at the same source – six flares of which were also detected by a smaller outrigger telescope located 37 miles away from CHIME’s main station in British Columbia.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrigger
Noun
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The result is what seems to be a cross between a catamaran and a giant fishing pontoon with a large open deck measuring 900 ft² (83 m²) that can handle standard shipping containers weighing up to 30 tonnes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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With Sandals Ocho Rios, Sandals Dunn’s River, and Sandals Royal Plantation, the highlight is a catamaran cruise that ends with the island’s most famous falls.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Amidst these displays is also, inexplicably, a poster of her and John on a yacht and at a Utah Jazz game (which Bronwyn points out isn’t courtside).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ximena is Alia’s first new yacht of 2025, but more fleet members are on the horizon.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guess where most cord cutters and cord nevers are flocking instead for their broadcast and cable fix?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Two weeks ago, Ramírez clobbered a cutter from Troy Melton for a go-ahead home run to complete a sweep in Detroit.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Researchers discovered a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 140 years ago, ending decades of searches for the elusive ghost ship.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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On June 28, the team discovered the ship, a 144-foot-long schooner – a type of sailing vessel with two or more masts – that sank to the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1886.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by the original 1926 Q Class sloop, known as Q7 Falcon, aka Lively Lady, which Peter sails regularly around San Diego.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From Ocean Swell to Living-Room Calm Industrial designer Roey Pan sketched the first arc aboard a 27-ft sloop, tracing the way a mainsail breathes with the wind.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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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
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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 7 Oct. 2025.
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