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Recent Examples of sea captain
The house itself, built in 1935 when sea captains lived on the island, has four bedrooms and as many full baths on two floors, the second of which was added in 2003.
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The stately Palladian building was designed by Peter Harrison, a British sea captain turned American architect.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The comics follow the title character, a swashbuckling sea captain whose adventures take him around the world.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Even the most inspiring sea captains who command luxurious yachts across picturesque waters have to worry about employees who don’t hoist their share of the mainsail.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The stately Palladian building was designed by Peter Harrison, a British sea captain turned American architect.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The comics follow the title character, a swashbuckling sea captain whose adventures take him around the world.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Even the most inspiring sea captains who command luxurious yachts across picturesque waters have to worry about employees who don’t hoist their share of the mainsail.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
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McRaven retired in 2014 as a four-star admiral and the ninth commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).—
Chris Harris,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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A number of senior Russian commanders have been killed in Ukraine.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most America’s Cup skippers have barely embarked on their first campaign at his age, let alone won three.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Australians never quite hit their stride, as skipper Tom Slingsby acknowledged.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Becker said a few minutes later, the captain ordered an evacuation, and the emergency slides were deployed.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Jason Knight, the captain, typifies that with his attitude.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Other Premium features include offline listening, the ability to play any song, unlimited skips and higher audio quality.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meeting Expectations Mobile network operators (MNOs) know customers have no patience for lags, skips and long loading times, which becomes even more important for mission-critical business applications used by banks, hospitals and manufacturing facilities.—
Bruce Kelley,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 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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Donegan, the retired vice admiral, praised that strategy during a recent call hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Camacho, known for obtaining the photos, names and serial numbers of 9,000 LAPD officers, then publishing them and subsequently being targeted with two lawsuits from L.A. City Atty.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The officers responded to a call around 9:30 a.m. about a Kia SUV stolen from Edgewood, Kentucky, when four suspects inside the car took off running, Fox 19 Now reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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The Pentagon’s moves, coupled with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s purge of generals and admirals who had advocated diversity efforts, represent an about face for the military on the promotion of diversity that had been rekindled after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The administration this month removed a top Navy admiral from her post as U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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