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Recent Examples of submarines
These batteries may also be used to upgrade older U212A-class submarines and other air-independent propulsion underwater platforms.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
More than 1,000 targets have been struck, the CENTCOM release on Sunday said, adding that the military is focusing on military targets like command and control centers, Iranian Navy ships and submarines, Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps headquarters and more.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Iranian navy submarines have also been among the targets of the operation, according to CENTCOM.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Talks about such arrangements have started with Britain, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden and Denmark, Macron said at a military base at L’Ile Longue in northwestern France that hosts the country’s ballistic missile submarines.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Burke destroyers stock Tomahawk cruise missiles, a weapon that became famous during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 because they were used so effectively by ships and submarines.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The technology, based on Rolls' work providing power plants that propel the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear submarines, has also been selected for use by the Czech government and has made the final stage of Sweden's process to select a nuclear technology partner.
—Ian King, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Also based there are submarines in Russia’s Northern Fleet that can carry dozens of nuclear warheads each while hiding beneath sea ice.
—Tom Yulsman, Time, 23 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
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
More than 1,000 targets have been struck, the CENTCOM release on Sunday said, adding that the military is focusing on military targets like command and control centers, Iranian Navy ships and submarines, Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps headquarters and more.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Iranian navy submarines have also been among the targets of the operation, according to CENTCOM.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Talks about such arrangements have started with Britain, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden and Denmark, Macron said at a military base at L’Ile Longue in northwestern France that hosts the country’s ballistic missile submarines.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Burke destroyers stock Tomahawk cruise missiles, a weapon that became famous during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 because they were used so effectively by ships and submarines.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The technology, based on Rolls' work providing power plants that propel the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear submarines, has also been selected for use by the Czech government and has made the final stage of Sweden's process to select a nuclear technology partner.
—Ian King, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Also based there are submarines in Russia’s Northern Fleet that can carry dozens of nuclear warheads each while hiding beneath sea ice.
—Tom Yulsman, Time, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submarines
Noun
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In terms of armament, the submarines will be capable of launching long-range deep-strike cruise missiles and deploying advanced heavyweight torpedoes, including the Black Shark system developed by Leonardo.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Two big fish shot by like titanium torpedoes.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Starz recorded no Canadian linear TV subs in the latest quarter.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Feb. 2026
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The subs came in with the Cowboys leading 11-10, and led to a five-minute Bronco scoring drought that put the home team 16-10 down before Buchanan re-entered and broke the drought with a layup.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Here is the defender in action, protecting humanity against harm, while reminding us of Marvel’s own genesis in the bold stories of its Nazi-busting heroes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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All Dickens heroes are complete nonentities who know 217 wacky people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Submarines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarines. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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