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Recent Examples of submarines
The North Korean naval fleet has long been eclipsed by South Korean and United States naval forces, which field modern warships and submarines with sophisticated electronics and powerful missile launch capabilities.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Attack submarines help control the seas.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Filling a National Battle Depot with spare parts (or even spare modules--like a few spare bows or bow domes for Virginia Class submarines) will force the PAEs to really exercise their new authorities.
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Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Attack submarines help control the seas.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Filling a National Battle Depot with spare parts (or even spare modules--like a few spare bows or bow domes for Virginia Class submarines) will force the PAEs to really exercise their new authorities.
—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submarines
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Their weapons usually include torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and, in some cases, land-attack cruise missiles.
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Considerations when choosing swimming pool dive toys Design Popular designs for swimming pool dive toys include sticks, rings, balls with tails, and torpedoes.
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Substitutions brought fresh life to Switzerland's team in the second half, and those subs scored three goals in a matter of minutes — two by Johan Manzambi and one by Rubén Vargas.
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This seemingly futuristic idea drew on his Navy experience with water-splitting electrolyzers, which supplied the oxygen that enabled subs to remain submerged for months at a time, and NASA’s use of hydrogen fuel cells to power the Apollo missions.
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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“Submarines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarines. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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