shipmate

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for shipmate
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Noun
  • While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Among those saved were two Korean babies born on board, and the last surviving American crewman, all set to join this year’s event.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Commercial-grade appliances, with deep-tilt skillet and griddle, enable sailors to cook more food faster.
    Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Davies was born in Swindon, England, in 1944 to a hairdresser and merchant navy seaman.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In 1944, Willie Wesley Thompson, a Navy seaman, saved two lives in the South Pacific.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In a confessional, V tells us that her decision to pursue a career as a stew rather than as a deckhand had to do with the fact that being on deck reminded her too much of her late boyfriend, Beau, who died in the ocean.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That order sent the paddle wheel going and the deckhand was tragically killed.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The only real-time observations available to the mariner were shore and ship reports.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All that is covered by a rigid T-Top that protects seafarers from the elements, meaning the sky-high space can be enjoyed year-round.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Through one pilot grant, the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute restored critical training equipment, keeping our seafarers certified and the maritime economy moving.
    Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Assistance is free and confidential, Altman said, and Covered California has invested in a network of navigators to ensure help is widely available.
    Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
  • As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025

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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmate. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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