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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
Noun
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There had also been a man-overboard situation on another boat, although thankfully the crewman was swiftly located and successfully recovered by his teammates.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2025
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The beloved character is depicted here as a promising but rebellious Royal Navy air crewman who's recruited by MI6.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cold winter conditions can complicate operations even for experienced sailors, Sawyer said.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The seaman was patched up, and with his battleship sunk and his country abruptly at war with Japan, Germany and Italy, he was assigned to a destroyer.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Remarkably, all three vessels that mapped California were, likely, Portuguese seamen’s property!—
Paulo Afonso,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Oct. 2025
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An underdogs’ crime thriller, a fisherman, his reckless daughter and a loyal deckhand catch a Colombian drug drone-submarine in their nets.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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With only three more charters left in the season, the crew has a good rhythm; a momentum that Max, butt-hurt about not being lead deckhand, intends to interrupt.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the 2,000-meter 8+ race, Kate and Gabby shared the boat with a total of eight rowers plus a coxswain who steers the boat and sets the cadence.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last week’s whale sightings by the Aquarium led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement a voluntary slow speed zone called a Dynamic Management Area (DMA) for mariners to reduce their speed to 10 knots to protect the whales.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Wander the gear aisles where gadgets promise to turn anyone into a better mariner, chef, parent and human being.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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The adaptable dining and lounging areas offer enough room for up to 12 seafarers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Phoenicians acquired a reputation as great seafarers and developed some of the first decked warships in antiquity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In some districts, navigators focus on violence prevention or absenteeism.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sinclair is probably the most adept living navigator of London’s subterranean currents.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmate. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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