steamer

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Recent Examples of steamer Depending on the model, this may include an accessory nozzle, grout brush, round detail brushes, flat scraping tool, angle concentrator tool, extension hose, fabric steamer and/or steamsqueegee. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Therefore, the attachments could be an accessory nozzle, grout brush, round detail brushes, flat scraping tool, angle concentrator tool, extension hose, fabric steamer and steam squeegee. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Dixon recommends a handheld steamer as an alternative. Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026 The first was built in 1845 and was a wooden steamer that saw action during the Mexican American war. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steamer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamer
Noun
  • For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.
    Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line).
    Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare.
    Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • The reusable first-stage booster was designed to land on a nearby barge.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,300-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The Russian freighter, known as Progress 95, is hauling about 3 tons of food, propellant and other supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Smith continues making strides working his cutter and changeup into the mix.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • With a shutout to protect, Kelly struck out Greene and Dillon Dingler with a pair of cutters.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Crofton will be the only living person with a Disney ferryboat named after her.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Right now, engineers and craft workers are teaming up to design and build the new ferryboat.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The Rays tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI triple by Simpson, arguably the fastest player in MLB who would have had an inside the park home run had Wilyer Abreu not ranged over to cut off his liner down the right-field line.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • The ship, small by cruise liner standards, travels to the Antarctic.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • On May 6, a Navy jet fired several rounds from its 20mm cannon to disable the rudder of a tanker.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • China's Foreign Ministry expressed concern, saying the tanker was registered in the Marshall Islands with Chinese crew on board.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019

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“Steamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamer. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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