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Recent Examples of schooner
Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.
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Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Although rescuers successfully saved the entire crew and their captain (who shared the schooner’s name), the vessel wasn’t so lucky.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
The 98-foot-long schooner was built in Massachusetts in 1883.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
When the schooner was just off the coast of El Salvador, a tramp steamer spotted them and finally supplied fresh water.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Although rescuers successfully saved the entire crew and their captain (who shared the schooner’s name), the vessel wasn’t so lucky.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
The 98-foot-long schooner was built in Massachusetts in 1883.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
When the schooner was just off the coast of El Salvador, a tramp steamer spotted them and finally supplied fresh water.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooner
Noun
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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In the case of Sanlorenzo, the builder has just opened a new showroom in the center of London, meaning budding entrepreneurs can walk in off Mayfair’s Park Lane and sit down with a specialist to discuss buying their first yacht.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 May 2026
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During the 2025 season, Elemis carried out more than 1,000 spa treatments in paddock clubs at races globally — and on the Aston Martin yacht in Monaco.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Two vessels from the maritime training component of the drills have been reassigned to the search, including a Moroccan European multi-mission frigate and a French multipurpose supply vessel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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His announcement, carried by Iranian state TV, came about seven weeks after a U.S. submarine blew up the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, killing as many as 80 Iranian soldiers, according to state media.—
April 30,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Others kick things up by arranging private beach bonfires in the evening, catamaran outings by day, surf lessons with Engstrom Surf, and even customized tarot card readings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Other interesting stays include a 34-foot catamaran sailboat near Key West and an Islamorada home with a private dock.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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“Schooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooner. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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