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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Activities include downriver races and noncompetitive events for canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hike along shady trails, rent a kayak or canoe or enjoy a picnic under rustic pavilions built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.—
Jesse Scott,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the man's kayak, an orange and black vessel, was spotted near the South Yard area near Glen Road, the Newport Police said.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some adventure-seekers kayak or canoe around Isle Royale instead of backpacking.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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China’s economic slowdown deteriorated in August with a raft of key indicators missing expectations.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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New regulations Just like Ajok and Imali, a raft of athletes will no longer be allowed to compete in the women’s category at the World Athletics Championships, which are currently taking place in Tokyo, Japan.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
18 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
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Ella is shocked to suddenly find Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard her schooner and accuses him of being a stowaway.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Well, the star decided to go topless, for the clip, filmed on a yacht in the middle of the ocean.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Think Bella Hadid resting on a yacht.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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When that high water abated in late July, Day predicted that barge traffic on the state's largest port and the Arkansas River as a whole would return to normal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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There’s a small barge in a canal with a pole mounted on the front.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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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 25 Sep. 2025.
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