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
The song is now cherished by the families of sailors who died.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
There were fitness tests twice a year, and Williams was focused on making sure her fellow sailors passed them.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Eight artists total, including Coale, accompanied sailors into action to document unfolding events.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
Yet those soldiers and sailors had to stretch across a vast global canvas, leaving fewer than three in ten of them to try to rout the insurgents in North America.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The quiet professionalism of the crew standing watch beneath the Great Plains, the sailors navigating unseen through dark oceans and the pilots readying aircraft older than their parents are the heart of America’s deterrence.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
His honor included an additional rosette for his actions, which was given to only about a tenth of the 33,000 soldiers and sailors who received the medal.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
There were fitness tests twice a year, and Williams was focused on making sure her fellow sailors passed them.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Eight artists total, including Coale, accompanied sailors into action to document unfolding events.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
Yet those soldiers and sailors had to stretch across a vast global canvas, leaving fewer than three in ten of them to try to rout the insurgents in North America.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The quiet professionalism of the crew standing watch beneath the Great Plains, the sailors navigating unseen through dark oceans and the pilots readying aircraft older than their parents are the heart of America’s deterrence.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
His honor included an additional rosette for his actions, which was given to only about a tenth of the 33,000 soldiers and sailors who received the medal.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailors
Noun
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By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The alert calls for heightened caution from mariners, especially in shallow waters.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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For help signing up for coverage, Houdek said to work with trustworthy resources, such as licensed insurance agents or navigators.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nurse navigators also identify potential barriers to care, such as language differences, financial limitations, or lack of access to resources.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 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 2 Dec. 2025.
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