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Recent Examples of steamship
As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.
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Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
This is my mother’s story that cannot be deleted, this is her legit experiences on steamship of American democracy.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The 410-foot-long, 72-year-old ship offers the largest cross-lake passenger service on the Great Lakes and an authentic steamship experience, its website says.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
This is my mother’s story that cannot be deleted, this is her legit experiences on steamship of American democracy.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The 410-foot-long, 72-year-old ship offers the largest cross-lake passenger service on the Great Lakes and an authentic steamship experience, its website says.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamship
Noun
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There the steamer has remained and become a home for marine life.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Whole artichokes can be reheated in a steamer basket for 2 to 3 minutes or microwaved, covered with a damp paper towel, for about one minute.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The barge has taken measures to contain and collect the vegetable oil.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On something huge like a North Sea passenger ferry or a freighter, just stopping the ship can take miles to accomplish, never mind putting about.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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According to a statement from Lufthansa, the cargo division can operate up to two-thirds of our regular freighter operations.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
14 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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That warship, an expeditionary sea base, is about the size of an aircraft carrier and can support helicopters and special forces.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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This will be Japan's first ever warship export project, with the first vessel scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in 2029.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hopes that tanker traffic could resume with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz were dashed before engines could even fire up.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The protests have caused chaos as blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and several vital depots prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to service stations and more than a third of pumps ran dry.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 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
Noun
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Then Vodnik threw a first-pitch cutter to Gavin Sheets.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Coast Guard shared video of Air Force pararescuemen leaping from a C-130 Hercules airplane to meet the crew of a Coast Guard cutter on Sunday.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamship. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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