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Recent Examples of shipmate
While the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Glimpses of Magnús alone in his cabin on the boat, or his prickly interactions with insensitively prying shipmates, quietly reveal his gnawing sense of solitude.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Glimpses of Magnús alone in his cabin on the boat, or his prickly interactions with insensitively prying shipmates, quietly reveal his gnawing sense of solitude.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipmate
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That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Stamp, then 24, received a supporting actor Oscar nomination in 1963 for his screen debut as the angelic and optimistic HMS Avenger crewman Billy Budd.—
Rhett Bartlett,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Aug. 2025
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Conan Gray’s ‘denim behemoth’ Thick, heavy and water-absorbent — denim is, frankly, a sailor’s nightmare.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 1944, Willie Wesley Thompson, a Navy seaman, saved two lives in the South Pacific.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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In actor-writer-director Ustinov’s tackling of Herman Melville’s seafaring 18th-century novel, the young stage actor starred as the titular naïve young seaman who suffers under the sadistic whims of his superior Claggart (Robert Ryan) and is eventually falsely accused of a crime.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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But when Hugo talks to Damo about it, the deckhand isn’t too sorry.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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The four employees included one male restaurant steward, one male laundry attendant, one male deckhand and a female 3rd officer on the ship, Sookyung Oh, executive director of the Hamkae Center, said, per The Virginian-Pilot.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on what a rowing coxswain does.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.—
Caitlin MacGregor,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Licht, who has spent years on Richardson Bay, says a community of mariners who lived for decades on boats have mostly moved ashore.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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The entire shoreline is under high swim risk warnings, and advisories for boaters and mariners.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The renowned international design studio, known for penning needle-moving yachts and superyachts, has launched a new brand focused on creating high-end vessels for discerning seafarers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades.—
Francesco Fedele,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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Christian Braun has matured as a pick-and-roll navigator.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Spain's Casa de Contratación created standardized navigator certification programs—perhaps history's first technical bootcamp.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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