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Recent Examples of tall ship
In a six-week span starting in June, Massachusetts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of July 4, 1776, host seven men’s World Cup matches, and welcome dozens of tall ships back to the waters around Boston for the first time in nearly a decade.
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State House News Service, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Four tall ships are docked at the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority for Sail Fest Detroit.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The birthday festivities include a wide range of events, from neighborhood festivals, the closure of the A10 ring road and a grand parade of tall ships culminating in a big party on the actual anniversary date of October 27, 2025.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The cruise will wrap up with an overnight stop in New York – which will host the largest flotilla of tall ships from across the globe in the Port of New York and New Jersey – before returning to Boston.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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State House News Service, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Four tall ships are docked at the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority for Sail Fest Detroit.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The birthday festivities include a wide range of events, from neighborhood festivals, the closure of the A10 ring road and a grand parade of tall ships culminating in a big party on the actual anniversary date of October 27, 2025.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The cruise will wrap up with an overnight stop in New York – which will host the largest flotilla of tall ships from across the globe in the Port of New York and New Jersey – before returning to Boston.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tall ship
Noun
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Over the course of its full deployment from September 2024 through May 2025, the carrier strike group had a friendly fire incident in December — when a Navy destroyer launched missiles at two F-18s — a collision with a merchant ship in February and lost two F-18s, one in April and another in May.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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The student sailors then separated into various rotations to learn the skills needed to operate a merchant ship.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If the bark has fallen off or the twigs snap cleanly under light pressure, the branch is probably dead.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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It is made from the inner bark of a tree.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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Their $500 million mega yacht, Koru, was anchored nearby, but the couple reportedly spent most of their time on land.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Coral Gables man operating the boat that ran over and killed a 15-year-old girl wakeboarding behind a yacht in Biscayne Bay pleaded guilty to misdemeanor careless-boating charges Monday in a Miami-Dade County court.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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When the schooner was just off the coast of El Salvador, a tramp steamer spotted them and finally supplied fresh water.—
Michael Waters,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
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Ella is shocked to suddenly find Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard her schooner and accuses him of being a stowaway.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Dec. 2025
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Since the shootings, Radford has been held in pretrial confinement at a Navy brig in Charleston, South Carolina.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck.—
Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Five people are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from a sinking sailboat hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When Russian aircraft carrier bombs thwart their plans to seek a more undisturbed area, Russian soldiers start to seek out their bunker.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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That work cannot be accomplished from the deck of an aircraft carrier.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
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“Tall ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tall%20ship. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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