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
However, there is a social media handbook for the Navy that outlines expectations for sailors’ online conduct.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Once the province of bikers and sailors and scumbags, tattoos now appear on nearly one-third of all Americans.
—John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
In total, about 4,500 Marines and sailors are deployed, backed by a cruiser, destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The two sailors manning the bow of CCG 3104 likely died in the collision.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In the article, Sanderson reported the location of the ship, so that other sailors could steer clear of the protruding masts.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Paillettes were melted and trimmed, long duster coats inspired by Carnival's 'bad-behavior' sailors, one of the characters featured in the festivals.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
People, including sailors or builders, who worked jobs that kept them solvent during temperate weather, might be left wageless as winter approached.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Its deep, sheltered bay drew merchants and sailors from Europe and North Africa, fostering an exchange of cultures that is reflected in the city’s soaring Gothic spires, Moorish patios, and Renaissance-era ramparts.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Once the province of bikers and sailors and scumbags, tattoos now appear on nearly one-third of all Americans.
—John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
In total, about 4,500 Marines and sailors are deployed, backed by a cruiser, destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The two sailors manning the bow of CCG 3104 likely died in the collision.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In the article, Sanderson reported the location of the ship, so that other sailors could steer clear of the protruding masts.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Paillettes were melted and trimmed, long duster coats inspired by Carnival's 'bad-behavior' sailors, one of the characters featured in the festivals.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
People, including sailors or builders, who worked jobs that kept them solvent during temperate weather, might be left wageless as winter approached.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Its deep, sheltered bay drew merchants and sailors from Europe and North Africa, fostering an exchange of cultures that is reflected in the city’s soaring Gothic spires, Moorish patios, and Renaissance-era ramparts.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailors
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While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Akoa Makani, Howard and McBride take on the toughest perimeter assignments for the league’s three best defenses and are excellent screen navigators.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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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 30 Sep. 2025.
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