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Recent Examples of scow
Partway through the trip, their motorboat breaks down, and they are forced to pole more than 200 miles upriver in a scow.
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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
The two men opened the bottom of the scow to flood it and slow it down.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019
The commission extensively documented it last year to mark the 100th anniversary of the rescue and grounding of the scow.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
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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
The two men opened the bottom of the scow to flood it and slow it down.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019
The commission extensively documented it last year to mark the 100th anniversary of the rescue and grounding of the scow.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scow
Noun
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Coast Guard authorities reported that they were alerted to an overturned Panga skiff off Del Mar Beach around 6:30 a.m. EDT on Monday.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fishing and Whitewater River Trips Many people don’t realize that our big rivers are a form of public lands, which is why the public gets to canoe, raft, tube, and fish on them.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Evan Laskowski said the woman was sitting in the bow of a 14-foot canoe when the attack happened.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
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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
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Two big schooners of beer, then — pilsner for me, IPA for Ian.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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Wagner didn’t find Wood near the dinghy near the dock and at around 1:30 a.m.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
29 Nov. 2024
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The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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The previous council approved a raft of tenant protections but rescinded it in 2021 under legal pressure.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2025
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As Samsung Galaxy users finally get to upgrade to One UI 7, bringing Android 15’s raft of updates to their phones, there’s suddenly a new reason for attention to turn to One UI 8 and Android 16.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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From luxurious resorts to private sunset catamaran cruises to a huge array of fine dining restaurants offering gorgeous views, Miami Beach has everything a couple could possibly dream up for their honeymoon.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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In addition to the Solar Skin, each catamaran's bimini area, the zone where shade is provided to the captain of the ship, comes equipped with photovoltaic cells that have been honed for shaded environments, pulling in the sun's energy.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 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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Malay, Chinese and Indian laborers did laundry, steered sampan boats and cleared land for the White military members.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN,
16 Sep. 2022
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“Scow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scow. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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