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Recent Examples of sea captain
The Bluff stars Chopra Jonas as a former pirate captain who hung up her sword for a tranquil life until her sea captain is kidnapped by a former nemesis.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
This 1847 sea captain’s mansion is located in the heart of downtown historic Cambridge, ideal for walking to area restaurants, pubs, and art galleries.
—Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
That mindset has shaped my journey from sea captain to serial entrepreneur.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The film opens in the desolate Arctic, where Victor has chased his creation, and flashes back as Frankenstein relates his life’s story to a Danish sea captain whose ship is stuck in the ice.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
This 1847 sea captain’s mansion is located in the heart of downtown historic Cambridge, ideal for walking to area restaurants, pubs, and art galleries.
—Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
That mindset has shaped my journey from sea captain to serial entrepreneur.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The film opens in the desolate Arctic, where Victor has chased his creation, and flashes back as Frankenstein relates his life’s story to a Danish sea captain whose ship is stuck in the ice.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
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Because the Russian commanders keep attacking anyway, the Ukrainians are killing and wounding thousands of enemy soldiers, perhaps as many as 30,000, every month.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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During launch and landing, when the seats were assembled, to the left of the entrance was the seat of the pilot (NASA’s Victor Glover) and commander (NASA’s Reid Wiseman).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Three years later, the 54-year-old skipper has helped Georgia land a spot in the eight-team field at the College World Series for the first time since 2008.—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
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After joining Lokesh Rahul (100) with a century of his own on Day 1, Indian skipper Shubman Gill could only add another 23 runs before he was caught behind off Saleem (4-109) for 126, with 15 fours and a six.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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The 36-year-old captain’s eyes were watering.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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The France captain has already established himself as one of the greatest World Cup performers of all time.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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José Tena followed with a groundball that Tatis dove to stop and chose to throw to second for what would have been a spectacular out, only to have his low throw skip past Bogaerts.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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In the special, Guerra tackles topics including the beauty of the skip intro guy, the soundtrack to future drug commercials, and why your brain and body can’t see eye-to-eye.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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The surgeon general's rank is three-star vice admiral.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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The Navy is likely tracking ships linked to Iran through satellites, drones and other forms of surveillance as well as each commercial vessel’s past history, said Kevin Donegan, a retired vice admiral and former commander of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Upon arrival, officers discovered multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Residents and festivalgoers were urged to avoid the area and expect a significant law enforcement presence as officers continue their search and investigators work to determine what led to the shooting.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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As promised by Toussaint at Deadline’s SXSW London Studio last week, episode 1 features a spectacular naval battle scene in which his character comes up against arch enemy, female admiral Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The move breaks with long-standing norms and follows Hegseth’s firings of top female admirals, raising new concerns about politicization and civilian interference in military leadership.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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