as in canoe
a small, light boat that is usually for only one person
She rowed the skiff to her favorite spot on the pond and cast her line.
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Recent Examples of skiff
The man, who was on board the Boston Whaler skiff, was rescued by a citizen on a nearby vessel, who took him to emergency responders waiting on the shoreline, according to the outlet.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
When the occupants of the boat refused to surrender, the crew fired warning shots with a shotgun and then fired pepper-ball rounds onto the skiff, the Coast Guard reported.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Watkins eased our skiff through a mangrove swamp of squawking and soaring red-footed boobies and frigatebirds numbering in the tens of thousands.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
When the occupants of the boat refused to surrender, the crew fired warning shots with a shotgun and then fired pepper-ball rounds onto the skiff, the Coast Guard reported.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Watkins eased our skiff through a mangrove swamp of squawking and soaring red-footed boobies and frigatebirds numbering in the tens of thousands.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skiff
Noun
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The sweeping glass and cement lobby doubles as an art gallery, with a magnificent Mayan canoe running through it.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can also tube or kayak along the Delaware, wander the wetlands of the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, or even tackle sections of the Appalachian Trail, all within a short drive.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The investment was led by Aker, the Norwegian industrial investment company, with additional participation from a raft of firms including Nvidia, Nokia and Dell.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Offer was most recently showrunner of Paramount+’s Ice Airport Alaska and her resume includes a raft of premium documentaries across Disney+, Discovery and National Geographic.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Researchers discovered a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 140 years ago, ending decades of searches for the elusive ghost ship.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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On June 28, the team discovered the ship, a 144-foot-long schooner – a type of sailing vessel with two or more masts – that sank to the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1886.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Amidst these displays is also, inexplicably, a poster of her and John on a yacht and at a Utah Jazz game (which Bronwyn points out isn’t courtside).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ximena is Alia’s first new yacht of 2025, but more fleet members are on the horizon.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anemoi revealed that the sails were transported by barge and lifted directly onto the deck.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina, another company is marketing a 31-room floating hotel — resembling a converted barge — with stays from $270 a night.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kneeling beside a stream 30 miles north of McCall in late August, Emmit Taylor Jr. watched two Chinook salmon scull upstream.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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British rower Imogen Grant — who won gold with Emily Craig in the women's lightweight double sculls on Aug. 2 — offered an in-depth look at the special display box and certificate that athletes are given to store their Olympic medals in a video shared on TikTok.—
Natasha Dye,
Peoplemag,
23 Sep. 2024
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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skiff. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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