variants
also swabby
as in mariner
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the pirate captain cried, "Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!"
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Noun
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As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025 -
While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 and the racial injustice protests in 2020, more people and institutions questioned the narrative of Columbus as only an intrepid sailor and explorer, arguing for a more complete understanding of his historical impact.—
Terry Tang,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Nearby, a similarly ambitious sailor has his crew hacking at ice to free their ship, and continue their mission despite warning bells ringing.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The oily, tar-like creosote inside your firebox can be dissolved with an alkaline cleaner.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Recent economic and life-cycle assessments indicate that converting bio-tar into bio-carbon can deliver net-positive energy, financial, and environmental benefits.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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First, your jack-o-lantern's eyes start to squint.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Estimating how many Americans participate in reenactments is a bit like trying to figure out how many people carve jack-o’-lanterns.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ron Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator, was captured when his jet was shot down over Lebanon in 1986.—
Ami Kaufman,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Nikumaroro theory suggests that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on the island’s reef before their plane was swept away.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Swabbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swabbie. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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