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Recent Examples of riverboat
Capturing the background plates for the riverboat scene required a 5 camera array, all shooting in 4k.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Banderas plays riverboat captain Hunter Cabot, as well as several of the man's ancestors.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Discovering Aunt Lucy has disappeared from her home, Paddington and the Browns employ riverboat captain Hunter Cabot (Banderas) and his daughter Gina (Carla Tous) to take them into the deepest part of the Amazon in hot pursuit.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Tagging along for the expedition are riverboat captain Hunter Cabot (Antonio Banderas) and his daughter Gina (Carla Tous).
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Banderas plays riverboat captain Hunter Cabot, as well as several of the man's ancestors.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Discovering Aunt Lucy has disappeared from her home, Paddington and the Browns employ riverboat captain Hunter Cabot (Banderas) and his daughter Gina (Carla Tous) to take them into the deepest part of the Amazon in hot pursuit.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Tagging along for the expedition are riverboat captain Hunter Cabot (Antonio Banderas) and his daughter Gina (Carla Tous).
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
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Rates range from 2,500 yuan (about $343) to 14,000 yuan a night for a four-bedroom villa; houseboat rooms go for 4,000 yuan, Mehta said via WeChat.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Others were structures not intended for residential use but which had been cleverly repurposed, such as an industrial barge turned houseboat in Paris.—
Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2025
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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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The couple smiled together on a pontoon boat in the photo.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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The pilot was able to inflate pontoons so the helicopter remained upright on the water and there were no serious injuries, though the passengers were all taken to hospital.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Japanese forces lost four aircraft carriers, one cruiser and hundreds of aircraft, while the U.S. lost one carrier, one destroyer and dozens of aircraft.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Such losses would represent a significant proportion of the 11 carriers and approximately 80 cruisers and destroyers currently in service around the world.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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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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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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Nearby, rowboats glide across the main lake, a scene seemingly unchanged for generations.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
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Rent a rowboat or canoe to angle for catfish and bass on the 12-acre lake, or kayak on the Dan River.—
Casey Barber,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2025
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How to visit Visitors should spend the night, either at one of the park’s many campgrounds (some drive-in, some backcountry, and many only accessible by canoe) or on the water in a houseboat (permit required).—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
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And so Africans developed what are known as surf canoes to get from the beach to the coastal fisheries, to get to shipping lanes.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
5 Mar. 2025
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Stillwater River Boats offers seasonal tours of the St. Croix on an old-fashioned paddleboat, including sightseeing and jazz brunch cruises.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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Dora Canal Cottage A stay in this quaint vacation rental fronting the Dora Canal comes with relaxing moments on the front porch or by the firepit and access to kayaks and a paddleboat for setting off on the water.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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