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
Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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
Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The United States has many hundreds of nuclear weapons in storage that could be brought out and put on existing missiles, along with empty missile tubes on submarines that could again be filled with missiles.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Deep Blue Sea—Learn about our oceans while on submarine Sea Lab Alpha with underwater explorers Marina and Reef.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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
Noun
They are expected there in the coming days, and a nuclear submarine remains in the Mediterranean.
—Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The United States has many hundreds of nuclear weapons in storage that could be brought out and put on existing missiles, along with empty missile tubes on submarines that could again be filled with missiles.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submarine
Adjective
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Researchers also identified numerous arthropods, including radiodonts, described as apex predators of the time — the top hunters of their underwater world, their soft tissues now laid open for examination half a billion years later.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sandstone wonders like Cathedral in the Desert that have been underwater for my entire lifetime, are now returning—a silver lining of sorts.—
Pete McBride,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Potential payloads include lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes, electronic warfare equipment, acoustic decoys designed to mimic other vessels, and deployable sensor packages for intelligence collection.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Kaibab is a torpedo, launching from the South Rim and chasing a ridge down and out across the canyon.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Today’s crocs have low-slung torsos and a semi-aquatic lifestyle.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Nile monitor is a semi-aquatic lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Kotliarevskyi’s satirical adaptation, the Trojan hero becomes a Cossack, rowdy and earthy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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In Milano Cortina, Hughes is tied for third in assists with six, equaling his childhood hero Duncan Keith for the most assists by a defenseman in a single Olympics tournament in the NHL era.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even acknowledging a sub's general location is highly unusual, underscoring the gravity of a situation that required assistance.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The sub-question there is … Your listeners can watch us now, cut a finger and do a blood oath together.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarine. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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