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
Cold winter conditions can complicate operations even for experienced sailors, Sawyer said.
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Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch East India’s colony at Cape Town subjected indigenous people who hoped to trade with their soldiers, sailors, and farmers to different rules and planted thorn bushes to keep them out of the European settlement.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Granted, worries over a marina being open during the summer season and used by sailors who can afford pricey pleasure boats and slip fees certainly is a first-world problem.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Mediazona has reported on the circumstances of the Moskva sinking extensively in the past, publishing testimonies from the families of sailors who were killed – and whose deaths were never officially acknowledged by the Russian military.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Commercial-grade appliances, with deep-tilt skillet and griddle, enable sailors to cook more food faster.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch East India’s colony at Cape Town subjected indigenous people who hoped to trade with their soldiers, sailors, and farmers to different rules and planted thorn bushes to keep them out of the European settlement.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Granted, worries over a marina being open during the summer season and used by sailors who can afford pricey pleasure boats and slip fees certainly is a first-world problem.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Mediazona has reported on the circumstances of the Moskva sinking extensively in the past, publishing testimonies from the families of sailors who were killed – and whose deaths were never officially acknowledged by the Russian military.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Commercial-grade appliances, with deep-tilt skillet and griddle, enable sailors to cook more food faster.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailors
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Last week’s whale sightings by the Aquarium led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement a voluntary slow speed zone called a Dynamic Management Area (DMA) for mariners to reduce their speed to 10 knots to protect the whales.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 Jan. 2026
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In some districts, navigators focus on violence prevention or absenteeism.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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The shelter will be open only to Elk Grove residents or those with deep ties to the city, verified through a vetting process, and who receive referrals from the city’s homeless services navigators or police officers.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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