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Recent Examples of supertanker
The navigable shipping lanes for massive supertankers are only about two miles wide in each direction, requiring vessels to pass through both Iranian and Omani territorial waters.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
At least two massive supertankers that had entered the strait were reported to have made U-turns.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 June 2025
The American supertanker doesn’t turn on a dime, and the results of this year’s 3D chess will begin to resolve this summer and autumn.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Moving the supertanker of investor skepticism, ie doesn’t turn quickly, will take time.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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John Liu, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
At least two massive supertankers that had entered the strait were reported to have made U-turns.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 June 2025
The American supertanker doesn’t turn on a dime, and the results of this year’s 3D chess will begin to resolve this summer and autumn.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Moving the supertanker of investor skepticism, ie doesn’t turn quickly, will take time.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supertanker
Noun
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The fire started when a gasoline tanker truck making a delivery in the alley behind the plant started leaking.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Joel Zlotnik, a spokesman for the Orange County Transportation Authority, which runs those Express Lanes, said the CHP, a fire department or Caltrans notifies his agency when an official diversion onto the Express Lanes occurs — think major collision or a tanker spilling its cargo.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said the ice has slowed down shipments of road salt that were being delivered to the city on a barge.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Instead of the nine 1,500-ton barge tows usual on the upper Mississippi, your see two or four on the Missouri.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
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The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.—
Raul A. Reyes,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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China’s 40,000-ton Sichuan warship with an advanced stealth drone could be entering the large drone testing phase of its sea trials.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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In Tehran, a large mural was unveiled in Revolution Square on Sunday depicting a swarm of jet fighters flying over a warship bearing the US flag.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Place beets and bulb in the steamer basket; lock lid.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
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Consider other products that complement the shower steamer experience, like shower gels, lotions and loofah sponges, in your gift set too.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The world's largest containership, built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, in Rotterdam harbor, Netherlands, on August 12, 2022.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Supertanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supertanker. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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