ports

plural of port

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ports The longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the risk of cargo backups at these Texas ports due to unpaid employees calling in sick. The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025 Sea lines of communication, or SLOCs, are the principal maritime routes between ports used for trade, military or other purposes. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Other ports include Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and Santa Marta and Cartagena in Colombia. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Tracing history with a cruise Of the 18 ports in the 2027 cruise, nine were original Pan Am destinations. Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 This bird feeder has six ports so multiple small birds (like sparrows, goldfinches, and nuthatches) can enjoy having a snack at the same time. Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025 Taghi was arrested in Dubai in 2019 and deported to the Netherlands, whose ports have become drug-trafficking hubs. Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 In return, Moscow controlled strategic ports and bases on the Mediterranean, and gained access to lucrative phosphate mining and fossil fuel deals. Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 But the International Finance Corporation now estimates that Chattogram has become the second-most expensive in the region with the new price hikes, surpassing 13 competing south Asian ports. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ports
Noun
  • At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Regulatory sandboxes and safe harbors can be leveraged where applicable.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Hitchcock refers to a dark secret that Perkins harbors.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sanchez allegedly approached a 69-year-old truck driver who backed into a hotel’s loading docks in downtown Indianapolis.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Tours leave from the the downtown Munising docks and showcase stunning views of the sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Ports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ports. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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