as in mariners
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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Recent Examples of sailors
Long before the Kraken haunted sailors’ tales, something just as monstrous actually cruised the ancient seas — and scientists just found the proof.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In the days leading up to it, there are parties and gatherings at yacht clubs for sailors from all around who have built friendships off the water through the years.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
It could be named for the thick fog that blankets the island, which captured the imaginations of sailors and whalers first arriving to its port starting in the 17th century.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Four sailors on one of the two vessels seized, MSC Francesca, including its captain are from Montenegro, Montenegro’s minister of maritime affairs, Filip Radulovic, told state broadcaster state RTCG.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Long before sailors told stories of the kraken — a mythical sea monster said to drag ships beneath the waves — something eerily similar may have actually existed.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — typically appear in the early spring, according to iNaturalist, an online platform for sharing biodiversity information.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington, and spoke with reporters about his agenda.
—Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Showing how sudden the latest move was, Phelan had addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals on Tuesday at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington and spoke with reporters about his agenda.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In the days leading up to it, there are parties and gatherings at yacht clubs for sailors from all around who have built friendships off the water through the years.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
It could be named for the thick fog that blankets the island, which captured the imaginations of sailors and whalers first arriving to its port starting in the 17th century.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Four sailors on one of the two vessels seized, MSC Francesca, including its captain are from Montenegro, Montenegro’s minister of maritime affairs, Filip Radulovic, told state broadcaster state RTCG.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Long before sailors told stories of the kraken — a mythical sea monster said to drag ships beneath the waves — something eerily similar may have actually existed.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — typically appear in the early spring, according to iNaturalist, an online platform for sharing biodiversity information.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington, and spoke with reporters about his agenda.
—Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Showing how sudden the latest move was, Phelan had addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals on Tuesday at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington and spoke with reporters about his agenda.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailors
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The reports of whale sightings will come from mariners and the public, lawmakers said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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There are about 2,000 ships and 20,000 mariners still stranded near the strait.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2026
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People too often imagine the Church as having played second fiddle in colonial history, jumping on opportunities opened up by the actions of kings, navigators, and merchants.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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Middleware companies risk becoming the next such layer — essential navigators of fragmentation that remind us the underlying architecture was never designed to work as a whole.—
Celina Yong,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
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This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight.—
Noelle Wiehe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Sailors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailors. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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