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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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If Running Fence was a war, Jeanne-Claude was clearly the commander.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Iran has also plotted to assassinate senior US officials, especially after the killing of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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That decision could come as soon as this week, leaving the next skipper to assemble a coaching staff.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The team will hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as their new skipper, per multiple reports.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Kings were without four forwards, including stalwart center and team captain Anze Kopitar, who is day-to-day after sustaining a lower-body injury in a win over Minnesota on Monday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Kings were missing captain Anže Kopitar (lower-body injury), Corey Perry (personal), Trevor Moore (upper-body injury) and Joel Armia (upper-body injury) from a forward group already left short by the trade of Phillip Danault.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 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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In mid-June, President Donald Trump nominated Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, a F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot, for promotion to vice admiral and command of the Navy's strategically important 7th Fleet.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Misael Tagle is the chief executive officer (CEO) and founder of Duchateau, a flooring manufacturer based in San Diego, CA.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s crackdowns have led to protests, disruptions, and attacks on federal officers.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
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Caine then read a citation by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that praised the admiral for his role in seizing over 1 million pounds of cocaine and credited him for his role in the efforts to get an armed international force in Haiti led by Kenya.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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Fonseca indicated a previous pledge by Hegseth to reduce the number of four-star generals and admirals in the military may have been in play.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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