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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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Only the skipper, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, has been at the club longer than Lobotka.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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That could be merely some wishful thinking from the skipper, or it could be informed by the workouts and progress Thomson has seen up close.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the Sabres captain has played in 48 games this season while dealing with an unimaginable situation away from the rink.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The short doesn’t record her confrontation with a flight attendant and the plane’s captain but rather bystanders’ reactions.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Establish informal listening opportunities, like skip-level conversations, anonymous feedback channels, and social media monitoring.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Give these problematic hues a skip.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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Taking on the city of Minneapolis in the George Floyd case was challenging, but Romanucci acknowledges this case – suing the United States government for the conduct of an immigration officer – is harder.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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The officer grabs Pretti’s hand to bring it behind his back, and deploys the pepper spray canister again and then pushes Pretti away.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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China’s military has undergone a sweeping anti-corruption purge in recent years, which has seen People’s Liberation Army generals, admirals, government ministers and other officials removed from their posts.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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