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Recent Examples of sea captain
Rose Byrne stars as Linda, a therapist whose young daughter is chronically ill and whose husband, a sea captain, is away for long stretches, leaving her alone to deal alone with their child’s medical and emotional problems.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 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
That phrase is credited to a 19th-century sea captain, William Driver, whose story was told by a Smithsonian special report in 2013.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 July 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 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
That phrase is credited to a 19th-century sea captain, William Driver, whose story was told by a Smithsonian special report in 2013.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
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Mark Macpherson, the detachment commander for Shelburne District RCMP, told CBC News that video footage captured from a nearby residence shows the dogs ran out into the road while Nickerson was riding his bike past their owners’ property.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Target the Supreme Leader and senior Revolutionary Guards commanders.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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After three seasons without a ride, Nathan Outteridge rejoins the fray as skipper of the only new team for Season 6, Artemis from Sweden.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Among his duties in San Diego, Black figures to be a sounding board for first-year manager Craig Stammen, who, like Black, is a rare pitcher turned skipper.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Back on the bridge, captain Nærbø steers the Polaris through the same fjords Norwegian ships have navigated for generations.—
Ryan Craggs,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Hegseth announced last week that the Pentagon would formally censure Kelly, who retired from the military as a captain, starting the process to reduce his rank and retirement pay.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Give these problematic hues a skip.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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But my Number One choice is mainly because this album deserves no skips.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2025
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Along with being stripped of his royal titles and residence, Defense Secretary John Healey previously confirmed that Andrew lost his honorary rank as vice admiral in the Royal Navy.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
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The British government has also indicated that Andrew may be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral in the Royal Navy.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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And on Tuesday, Joan Bracci, the county’s chief financial officer, stressed that DROP will create new costs for the county.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Sutherland, 59, was arrested shortly after midnight when officers responded to the scene near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, according to LAPD officer Kevin Terzes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The alliance had been crucial during America’s War of Independence, providing naval power under admirals such as de Grasse, troops at Yorktown, and loans that kept the Continental Army afloat.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Walt later named the dry dock Fowler’s Harbor in a tribute to the admiral and called the nearby fish restaurant Maurie’s Lobster House after Fowler’s wife.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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