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Recent Examples of submarines
If fully developed, it could, for example, be used to help detect things like 18,000-ton American Ohio-class submarines.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 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
Such vessels are called narco submarines, semi-submersible craft used to ship narcotics across sea waters.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 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
The submarines can accommodate a crew of 145.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The Navy’s aggressive schedule for acquiring the technologically complex new generation of submarines has proven a challenge.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 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
Such vessels are called narco submarines, semi-submersible craft used to ship narcotics across sea waters.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 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
The submarines can accommodate a crew of 145.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The Navy’s aggressive schedule for acquiring the technologically complex new generation of submarines has proven a challenge.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 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
Noun
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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,
3 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
Noun
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The show saw the heroes combine their powers to fight off the mysterious mercenary cult known as The Hand.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ladytron willed themselves into existence some 25 years ago, writing their names in the residue of icy-hot heroes like Kraftwerk, Soft Cell, and Gina X.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Submarines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarines. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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