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Recent Examples of steamship
So Gabriela and her companion set off on a steamship headed to Altamira.
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Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
And for those seeking British history, visit Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain, a steamship created by the man who masterminded much of England’s most impressive infrastructure, including the railway from London to Bristol.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
The original film details a three-year surfing tour that Metz took between 1958 and 1961, a journey that involved steamship-hopping, hitchhiking, every other possible manner of transportation across Europe, Australia and Africa.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
And for those seeking British history, visit Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain, a steamship created by the man who masterminded much of England’s most impressive infrastructure, including the railway from London to Bristol.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
The original film details a three-year surfing tour that Metz took between 1958 and 1961, a journey that involved steamship-hopping, hitchhiking, every other possible manner of transportation across Europe, Australia and Africa.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamship
Noun
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Hold the steamer at least 6 inches from the fabric until the fabric is damp.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lastly, a steamer with window/glass attachment is a must.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Holding a drone show in its place would not require a barge and would cost $80,000 to $100,000, said Amy Jean-Baptiste, the city Parks and Recreation Deputy Director.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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The Edmund Fitzgerald, once a record-setting freighter on the Great Lakes, sank in a November storm in 1975, taking all 29 crew members with her.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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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They were transported to the USS Iwo Jima warship before being flown to New York to face criminal charges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Colorado’s struggles with the power play has been a season-long theme, the one leak in a warship that has dominated opponents in all other phases.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Putin is yet to comment on the developments related to the tanker, which the US had previously sanctioned for carrying illicit Iranian oil.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fox News was first to report that SEALs seized the tanker.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 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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As an 86-second exchange unfolded, Chez stood perfectly still, a stunned expression on his face, as his father screamed at him and cops ordered him to drop the box cutter more than a dozen times.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The cutter’s visit was hosted by the group and is a public outreach event with the Ocean Institute.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamship. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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