as in torpedo
a large sandwich on a long split roll
always orders a roast beef submarine with the works
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Recent Examples of submarine
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
This eruption even gave its name to the style of shallow, submarine basaltic eruptions: Surtseyan.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2023
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
The battleship era received its final, fatal blow in April 1945 when Japan’s Yamato, touted as the ultimate warship and the largest battleship ever built, came under attack from a concentrated force of submarines and some 400 aircraft.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Known as an innovator in the grocery business, Violante enhanced the experience at Holiday Market with an in-store bakery, freshly made submarine sandwiches, and beers from around the world, according to his family obituary.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
This eruption even gave its name to the style of shallow, submarine basaltic eruptions: Surtseyan.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2023
Noun
As a measure of the decline in industrial capacity, the number of subcontractors making up the submarine industrial base has shrunk from 15,000 at the close of the Cold War to the current 3,000 to 4,000, Courtney said.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
The battleship era received its final, fatal blow in April 1945 when Japan’s Yamato, touted as the ultimate warship and the largest battleship ever built, came under attack from a concentrated force of submarines and some 400 aircraft.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submarine
Adjective
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Even though the divers were prepped for plenty of underwater activity, the group still wasn't expecting such an up-close visit from a whale.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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By noon, roughly half of the neighborhood's streets were underwater.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The autonomous submarine then moved further into the sea before launching the torpedo.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has given state awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater torpedo, the latest signal in what analysts have cast as efforts by the Kremlin to discourage the West from supporting Ukraine.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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It was first successfully employed in an aquatic environment in 2008 to detect the presence of an invasive species — the American bullfrog — in France, after more traditional methods of DNA detection, such as audio or visual surveys, had been unsuccessful.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning colorful tails performing aquatic dances and stunts.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Everyone needs a Scott Boland, the unsung hero of Australia’s 2025-26 Ashes win.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sure, playing Kingo, the buff immortal hero moonlighting as a Bollywood star in 2021’s Eternals — the first South Asian superhero in a Marvel movie, by the way — required a (now-viral) physical transformation.—
Kylie Gilbert,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Escalade is now, in many ways, bigger than Cadillac itself, and GM has thought about making Escalade a sub-brand of the luxury marque, in the same way that Corvette is for Chevy.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2026
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In three sub-projects, the Junior Research Group will therefore investigate how to turn a biological substrate consisting of garden cuttings and crop waste into Bio-PBS.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarine. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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