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Recent Examples of submarines
Nuclear ballistic missile submarines can carry out devastating strikes, while conventional submarines can disrupt shipping and trade.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
The Navy regularly briefs Courtney on classified matters in his position as ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee, which oversees the country’s top defense priority, the Columba ballistic missile submarines built by Electric Boat in Groton.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The outcome of that conflict was in large part due to the ability of NATO to track Soviet submarines and to keep their missile boats penned up in the Arctic Ocean.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Militarily, Humpert is quick to point out that China and Russia have more ships and submarines traveling near Alaska’s coast than Greenland’s ice.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
The base is the largest Navy installation in the Pacific and routinely dispatches surface ships and submarines to the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The highly accurate Tomahawks can be fired from US Navy submarines and surface ships well off Iranian shores, minimizing the risk of US casualties.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The battleship era received its final, fatal blow in April 1945 when Japan’s Yamato, touted as the ultimate warship and the largest battleship ever built, came under attack from a concentrated force of submarines and some 400 aircraft.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Plummeting cocaine prices are forcing drug traffickers to reuse their submarines, Spanish police said.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
The Navy regularly briefs Courtney on classified matters in his position as ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee, which oversees the country’s top defense priority, the Columba ballistic missile submarines built by Electric Boat in Groton.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The outcome of that conflict was in large part due to the ability of NATO to track Soviet submarines and to keep their missile boats penned up in the Arctic Ocean.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Militarily, Humpert is quick to point out that China and Russia have more ships and submarines traveling near Alaska’s coast than Greenland’s ice.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
The base is the largest Navy installation in the Pacific and routinely dispatches surface ships and submarines to the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The highly accurate Tomahawks can be fired from US Navy submarines and surface ships well off Iranian shores, minimizing the risk of US casualties.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The battleship era received its final, fatal blow in April 1945 when Japan’s Yamato, touted as the ultimate warship and the largest battleship ever built, came under attack from a concentrated force of submarines and some 400 aircraft.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Plummeting cocaine prices are forcing drug traffickers to reuse their submarines, Spanish police said.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submarines
Noun
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Two big fish shot by like titanium torpedoes.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Wings, salads and subs are available, too.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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After purchasing three footlong subs or six 6-inch subs, customers will get a free 12-inch sandwich.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And then Alex is like all of Emily’s heroes.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Inside, the walls are lined with photos of local sports heroes—from youth leagues to the Tigers and the Grizzlies.—
Matt Moore,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Submarines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarines. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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