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Recent Examples of submarines
Additionally, the MdCN provides long-range land attack capability from ships and submarines.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Under this standard, countries bordering straits – like Iran and Oman in the case of Hormuz – must also allow overflight and submarines below the surface.
—Elizabeth Mendenhall, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to The Associated Press' analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to the Associated Press’ analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Other targets, according to a post on X, included command centers, posts of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, navy ships and submarines as well as anti-ship missiles sites, drone manufacturing and other weapon production facilities.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
The Chinese navy is the world’s largest by hull count, with a battle force of more than 370 ships and submarines and more than 140 major surface combatants.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Authorities seized 25 narco submarines in 2024, up from 19 in 2023 and 15 the year before, the group said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Under this standard, countries bordering straits – like Iran and Oman in the case of Hormuz – must also allow overflight and submarines below the surface.
—Elizabeth Mendenhall, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to The Associated Press' analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to the Associated Press’ analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Other targets, according to a post on X, included command centers, posts of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, navy ships and submarines as well as anti-ship missiles sites, drone manufacturing and other weapon production facilities.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
The Chinese navy is the world’s largest by hull count, with a battle force of more than 370 ships and submarines and more than 140 major surface combatants.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Authorities seized 25 narco submarines in 2024, up from 19 in 2023 and 15 the year before, the group said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submarines
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Later variants of the class, including USS New Jersey, are equipped with two large-diameter Virginia Payload Tubes in addition to Mk 48 torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Escarra messed with the torpedoes in 2025, but never committed.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Say goodbye to soggy subs thanks to the Sub Sandwich Container, which protects your sandwich on the go.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Paired alongside the subs at Fenway on Thursday was a Guinness beef stew.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s this Swedish actor, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, who was one of my heroes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Finally, royal jelly—yet another one of nature’s anti-aging heroes—spurs the production of collagen, thus restoring a youthful bounce to aging skin.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Submarines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarines. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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