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Recent Examples of shipmate
The exception is a video that lawmakers say shows a second strike on a boat on Sept. 2, which killed two survivors after their shipmates were killed.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Violence and exhaustion, plus control over rare calories coming their way, does not for friendly shipmates make.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Violence and exhaustion, plus control over rare calories coming their way, does not for friendly shipmates make.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipmate
Noun
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But, at one point, a crewman on a what looked like a cargo ship raised his hand.—
Sohel Uddin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then overnight Sunday, officials said the second crewman had been recovered.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As submarine threats become more sophisticated and maritime infrastructure grows increasingly important, drones like the CAMCOPTER S-300 may become a key component of future anti-submarine warfare networks, extending the reach of naval forces while keeping sailors farther from danger.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Picture a British sailor in the 1700s, six months into a transatlantic voyage.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The skeleton was found with a seaman’s certificate and other papers in a leather pocketbook belonging to Petty Officer Harry Peglar of the HMS Terror.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
Noun
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CeCe Downing's Start Over Summer by Soon Wiley Recently fired and reeling from a breakup, Cece Downing escapes to New London, Connecticut, where financial pressure pushes her into an unexpected job as a deckhand on an oyster boat.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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In season 11 of Below Deck, Barbie clashed with chief stew Fraser and was involved with deckhand Kyle.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
Noun
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In May 1971, his wife’s father, Henry Fletcher, enlisted in the Navy to become a riverine boat coxswain, and in June 1975, his wife, Bobbie, enlisted in the Navy as a cryptologic technician.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The Longhorns' First Varsity Eight won its race to clinch the title behind coxswain Amy Werner, edging out Stanford by less than three seconds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Omani authorities urged caution for vessels and seafarers after the sighting of a floating object suspected to be a naval mine west of the Inshore Traffic Zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial seas.—
Kate Sullivan,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has created uncertainty for hundreds of ships and around 20,000 seafarers waiting for news of an agreement to reopen the crucial shipping corridor.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Community health workers, patient navigators and care management teams should be proactively identifying high-risk Medicaid patients with chronic medical issues.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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His father was a bombardier-navigator who was among the first American bombers during World War II to land at Soviet airfields to refuel and rearm, enabling the Allies to reach distant German targets.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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