steamer

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Recent Examples of steamer There the steamer has remained and become a home for marine life. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026 The Instasteam Skin Sensitive Wrinkle Releaser Spray is TSA-approved at just three fluid ounces, takes up almost no space in your carry-on, and works just as well as its bulky travel steamer. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026 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 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
  • Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
  • The 007’s collection bins sit at the center of the barge, just past the conveyor belt that deposits collected trash onto a moving conveyor that moves back and forth to deposit it into the bins.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • On Sunday, South Korea said a cargo ship had been struck by unidentified aircraft in Hormuz, while Qatar said a freighter arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Later in the inning, Montgomery jumped on a 2-0 cutter and kept the ball fair down the right-field line.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 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
  • Crews will then guide the liner by hand to its intended location.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Shape definition was not a priority at the presentation on Wednesday night, though lip liner has become a universally adopted.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Throughout the large tanker’s journey, its location tracker was off.
    Adina Renner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, did not explicitly refer to the tanker seized on Thursday.
    Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 14 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 18 May. 2026.

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