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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
Byrachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
But severe enough disruptions could still overload terrestrial connections and other submarine cables, says Davenport.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 May 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
Under Novakovic, General Dynamics expanded its defense and aerospace businesses, including submarine construction, armored vehicles, cybersecurity, information technology services, and Gulfstream business jets.
—Byrachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
But severe enough disruptions could still overload terrestrial connections and other submarine cables, says Davenport.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submarine
Adjective
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In early 2021, anchors from large container ships hooked an underwater oil pipeline on the ocean floor some 5 miles off Huntington Beach’s coast, bending it like a straw.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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At this year’s Venice Biennale, the performance artist and choreographer Florentina Holzinger used the stage of the Austria Pavilion to alert viewers to an increasingly underwater dystopia.—
Lilyanna D'Amato,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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The Philippines is getting six used Japanese escort destroyers armed with anti-submarine and anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and naval guns.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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With the Hai Kun nearing delivery, the modernization of the Chien Lung-class submarines nearing completion, and advanced torpedoes scheduled to arrive next year, Taiwan’s navy is steadily expanding its undersea warfare capabilities and strengthening its maritime deterrence posture.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The pair are compiling a survey of the aquatic bugs in the reemerging canyons and how those underwater worlds are changing as time passes.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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This aquatic and citrus scent quite literally smells like eating an orange on a boat in the middle of a calm ocean at sunset.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Noun
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And who doesn't love Gritty, the official mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers and unlikely hero of the city, or an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas, that most unapologetically American destination of them all?—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The first of five installments introduces audiences to the series' hero — New York police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) — who has traveled to Los Angeles hoping to rekindle a romance with his estranged wife, Holly (Bonnie Bedelia).—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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The historic overturning of precedent effectively stripped HHS and its sub-agencies of the power to independently interpret statutes, including human subject protections regulations.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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Paz isn’t projected to start games for Argentina with former World Cup champions Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández ahead of him, but look for Paz to showcase his attacking talent against weaker opposition in group play or as an attacking sub if Argentina needs a goal.—
Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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“Submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarine. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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