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Recent Examples of scow
Johnson would invent the scow, which would become the world's fastest boat, one of which would hang in the Smithsonian Institute.
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Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
The scow began to drift downstream toward the edge of the falls and the 167-foot drop beyond.
—Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2019
Partway through the trip, their motorboat breaks down, and they are forced to pole more than 200 miles upriver in a scow.
—Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2020
Over a century ago, the 80-foot-long scow was dredging for a tugboat along the Niagara River, upstream from Niagara Falls.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
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Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
The scow began to drift downstream toward the edge of the falls and the 167-foot drop beyond.
—Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2019
Partway through the trip, their motorboat breaks down, and they are forced to pole more than 200 miles upriver in a scow.
—Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2020
Over a century ago, the 80-foot-long scow was dredging for a tugboat along the Niagara River, upstream from Niagara Falls.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scow
Noun
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Watkins eased our skiff through a mangrove swamp of squawking and soaring red-footed boobies and frigatebirds numbering in the tens of thousands.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Some river locations have boat launches where participants are encouraged to bring their kayaks, paddle boards, canoes or motor boats (where appropriate) to access hard-to-reach coastlines.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Secure canoes or other watercraft stowed on beaches.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
4 May 2022
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And so had the shallop, built in Massachusetts in 1957 at the Plymouth Marine Railway.—
Brian MacQuarrie,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 June 2019
Noun
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Further investigations revealed the mysterious vessel had a boxy shape, with a bow that looked similar to those found on Great Lakes scow schooners.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The 200 square miles of surrounding coral reefs proved rough for mariners, but divers now reap the benefits with some 300 shipwrecks to explore, from the 192-foot American schooner Constellation that sank during World War II to the Mary Celestia, a Civil War era paddle-wheeler.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The outlet reported a rescue boat was deployed to help the man, who was pulled from the sea onto a dinghy, but did not survive.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Triano saw the force of the explosion fling people into the water and rode over on his dinghy to help.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Antoni was a contributor to Project 2025, the controversial conservative policy blueprint designed to help Trump and his officials achieve a raft of goals in his second term in the White House.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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In fact, fire ants build rafts using their own bodies when their underground nests flood from rainfall—without using any means of communication.—
Madeleine Beekman
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Take a sunset cruise on the hotel’s El Rey catamaran, dine at Baleenkitchen, or enjoy a cocktail at my favorite spot, the Living Room Bar.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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The 140-footer is its first catamaran, a design with larger interior space and better fuel efficiency than a similar- length monohull.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
Noun
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It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong Harbor, one of the world’s most scenic, rewards passengers with vistas of skyscrapers, mountains, ferries and sampans.—
Georgina Cruz,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2024
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“Scow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scow. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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