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Recent Examples of rowboat
When every dinner was a cookout with hot dogs and shoestring potato chips, and hours of swimming, chicken fights, sunburn, trolling for bass with a popping bug behind the rowboat and exploring the surrounding woods.
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David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Japanese fishermen built small rowboats and pioneered innovative fishing techniques to catch tuna in San Pedro Bay.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
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
Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.
—New Atlas, 21 May 2025
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David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Japanese fishermen built small rowboats and pioneered innovative fishing techniques to catch tuna in San Pedro Bay.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
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
Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.
—New Atlas, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowboat
Noun
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There are also boat tours, kayak and canoe rentals, hiking, and fishing within the park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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The bulk of the trip was focused on searching for wildlife during skiff rides along the shores and on a walk in the jungle.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
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On Monday morning, Duane and Bill took the skiff to the far side of the lake.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Its importance to the BBC is underscored by the fact that the corporation is using the series to promote a raft of other content before each episode airs.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Democratic National Committee congratulated Mamdani on his win but is hardly sending resources to a race that has drawn annoyance from the typical raft of consultants still trying to figure out what, exactly, the party can sell in the next cycle.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The heart of this town is the Arkansas River, which flows right through town and is a popular place to raft, tube, and kayak.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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When the beach is at low tide, visitors can explore the large sea cave and tide pools, or hop on a kayak to paddle through coastal kelp beds.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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One of the main events is the Pumpkin Regatta where pumpkins that weigh between 500 and 800 pounds are converted into paddleboats and raced across the pond at Elk Grove Park, first held in 2006.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Take The Kids To Andretti Thrill Park Zoom around an F1 speedtrack, play a round of mini golf or laser tag, take a spin in a paddleboat, or take an exhilarating ride on the Drop n’ Twist Tower.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.—
Sira Thierij,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Rowboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowboat. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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