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Recent Examples of shipyard
Four large-to-sizable shipyards do the brunt of that work in San Diego, the largest Navy base on the West Coast.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
In the grand scheme of Sousa’s life, her time at the shipyard was brief.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Beyond the Barbell strategy, the Golden Fleet plan includes revamping the US industrial base by re-shoring and introducing robotic factories and 3D printing at scale to speed up production while bypassing chronic labor shortages that have plagued American shipyards.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
Carved into the stone walls of the historic shipyard, the arrival lounge feels like an entrance to a secret bazaar, brimming with holistic tinctures and fragrant herbs.
—Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
In the grand scheme of Sousa’s life, her time at the shipyard was brief.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Beyond the Barbell strategy, the Golden Fleet plan includes revamping the US industrial base by re-shoring and introducing robotic factories and 3D printing at scale to speed up production while bypassing chronic labor shortages that have plagued American shipyards.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
Carved into the stone walls of the historic shipyard, the arrival lounge feels like an entrance to a secret bazaar, brimming with holistic tinctures and fragrant herbs.
—Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
Noun
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The marina includes a general store and the Scorpion Bay Grill with indoor and patio dining.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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And certainly not as a giant marina, which would have destroyed a habitat that was home to several endangered species.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The dockyard justifies this by offering 12 months of admission, but for most tourists that promise has limited practical value.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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President Donald Trump said US forces carried out a strike on a dockyard in Venezuela allegedly used by drug traffickers, the first attack against the Latin American country’s mainland.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses.—
Will Sennott,
ProPublica,
22 July 2022
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Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.—
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25 Feb. 2022
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“Shipyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipyard. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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