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Recent Examples of steamer
Place vegetables in a steamer basket set over boiling water.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Plus, stock up on essentials like this portable clothes steamer that makes quick work of de-wrinkling clothes and this air purifier that makes your air clean and fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
The dish is topped with a final wonton layer and a bit of chicken broth or water, then steamed in a steamer for about 25 minutes.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Hold the steamer several inches away.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Plus, stock up on essentials like this portable clothes steamer that makes quick work of de-wrinkling clothes and this air purifier that makes your air clean and fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
The dish is topped with a final wonton layer and a bit of chicken broth or water, then steamed in a steamer for about 25 minutes.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Hold the steamer several inches away.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamer
Noun
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There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On Wednesday, Lorenzo Palomares, the attorney for the company that owns the barge, said Insua was a good employee.—
April 3,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Malin Augustea barge has been used for frigate float-off operations for both HMS Active and the first ship in the Type 31 class, HMS Venturer.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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In this screenshot from one of the live cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the new Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being jettisoned away from the station.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Patrick pounded the strike zone with his cutter, sinker and four-seam fastball.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two batters later, Matt Chapman blasted a liner to deep left.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Higashioka's liner just over the wall in left field in the fifth put the Rangers in front 3-2 against George Kirby, who lost to Texas for the first time in 11 career starts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tanker is believed to have carried approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline during the crash.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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In 1990, a tanker ship ran over its own anchor; a quarter century later, a pipeline on land ruptured, sending a river of oil straight to the sea.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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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 Apr. 2026.
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