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Recent Examples of riverboat
Belmond plans to launch the elegant riverboat in Burgundy, France, in late summer.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership and the Argenta Downtown Council partnered to schedule the riverboat visit so the boat's operator, Memphis Riverboats, could test the Central Arkansas market.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
Fulton Yards opened on Riverside in 2022 and pays homage to the East End, which was known as Fulton in the late 1800s due to the riverboat building industry located along the Ohio River.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Both men operated riverboat casinos in Indiana in the 1990s and shared a business partner in insurance executive Stephen Hilbert.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership and the Argenta Downtown Council partnered to schedule the riverboat visit so the boat's operator, Memphis Riverboats, could test the Central Arkansas market.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
Fulton Yards opened on Riverside in 2022 and pays homage to the East End, which was known as Fulton in the late 1800s due to the riverboat building industry located along the Ohio River.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Both men operated riverboat casinos in Indiana in the 1990s and shared a business partner in insurance executive Stephen Hilbert.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
Noun
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Based on a viral short film, the movie features Martin Freeman and Susie Porter as a couple who have commandeered a houseboat to evade hordes of rapacious undead.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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For a few years after they were married in 1969, Herbert and Nicole Wertheim lived on a 22-by 52-foot houseboat moored in the Miami River.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The boat, a 39-foot Sea Ray Cabin motorboat, was anchored at the Haulover sandbar with 13 passengers on board, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Arriving by late afternoon gave plenty of time for a few of us to take a motorboat shortcut to tiny but tony Portofino, where Dodge and rally regulars Ian Campbell and Robert Rooks were part of our small party soaking up the ambiance while sipping Aperol Spritz.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some powerboat rentals will operate from a dock farther east, with shuttles taking customers out.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The sunshade on her stroller had gotten twisted around its thin chrome bars, reminding me of the pontoon that had been torn off.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The all-season lakefront resort offers family-friendly amenities and activities like weekend campfires with s’mores, pontoon boat charters, lawn games, and watercraft rentals.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The wrong-way driver slammed into McClure's cruiser.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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At dusk, one of Ihor’s fellow police officers pulled onto the square in a cruiser.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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That includes boats, kayaks, canoes and personal watercraft.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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Buenavista, which emerged in the 1950s, has around 1,150 residents and 163 similarly vibrant homes, where residents travel between houses, shops and schools by small boats or canoes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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