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Recent Examples of riverboat
There’s also a great deal of riverboat cruises that depart from Amsterdam, including Viking’s trip down the Rhine — eight days with stops in Germany, France and Switzerland.
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 25 May 2025
Passengers will sail on the American Symphony, a nearly new riverboat with decor that has nautical blue-and-white touches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
His younger brother Henry, who followed him into the riverboat line, had been blown up in a boiler explosion in June of 1858, not even a full year before the first of these parodies was published.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, the riverboats are dry-docked at an area recycling yard.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 25 May 2025
Passengers will sail on the American Symphony, a nearly new riverboat with decor that has nautical blue-and-white touches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
His younger brother Henry, who followed him into the riverboat line, had been blown up in a boiler explosion in June of 1858, not even a full year before the first of these parodies was published.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, the riverboats are dry-docked at an area recycling yard.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
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It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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In the proceeding years, visitors who wanted to spend the night in the park could rent houseboats, erect tents, or park their camper vans or RVs, but the nearest hotel was located about an hour away in Florida City.—
Mariette Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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At Rainy Lake, for example, Voyageurs Outfitters and Rainy Lake Aquatics rent motorboats, canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2025
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Listen to this article A flash fire erupted on a motorboat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day, severely injuring 11 people, including two young children, officials said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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In addition, a capsule apparel collection with Cigarette Racing, a manufacturer of high-performance luxury powerboats, will also debut there.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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California officials have identified the eight victims who died after a powerboat capsized on Lake Tahoe over the weekend.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Under Canvas Grand Canyon is well situated near the Mather Point and Grandview Point lookouts, while Under Canvas Lake Powell-Grand Staircase is a great launch spot for those looking to take a pontoon boat tour through the breathtaking slot canyons.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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The tree as a whole matches the seed in scale: the leaves grow up to 33 feet long, the length of a pontoon boat.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
26 June 2025
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Mario Bickham, the driver of the vehicle that struck the cruiser and ultimately the two victims, was taken to a hospital.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The cruiser came to rest after hitting the front end of a Honda SUV, Booth said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 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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Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
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Adventure intel: Green Lake, the larger of the two, has a sandy public beach with swimming access and a boat house that rents rowboats and kayaks (from $12 an hour).—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
22 May 2025
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There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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The next day was opening day, so the group paddled canoes around the shores of Perent Lake looking for moose.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
26 June 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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