Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculls
Verb
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As of Wednesday morning, one resale website had Grand Casino Arena tickets, 11 rows up from the ice, for the opening day game between Sweden and Slovakia selling for $35.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
3 Dec. 2025 -
The public rows between David Gilmour and Roger Waters have escalated to a very personal level, particularly in regards to their political leanings about Ukraine and the Israel-Palestine conflict.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Venezuela had been known to possess some crude — 15th-century Spanish explorers noticed indigenous people using oil for fires and asphalt to patch their canoes.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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These spacious and strong units can hold heavy storage bins or large items like kayaks and canoes.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In addition to the impeccable service, fine dining, and luxury accommodations, one constant was our daily sightings of pink dolphins that would play around the boat and our skiffs during our four-night sailing.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
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But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Golden mussels clog the thruster and decorate the underside of his dinghies.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dive and technical rescue teams, including those equipped with rafts and drones, assisted in the recovery.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
6 Jan. 2026
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Life-rafts for me who was so lonely, who desperately craved some cause for hope, nights alone in my bedroom, listening to the screams.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Distinctive mounds of pretty pink conch shells tower over the waves, piled up over the centuries to create one of Anegada's most important landmarks.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Scale insects appear as tiny brown shells on plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Sculls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculls. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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