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Recent Examples of tall ship
Four tall ships are docked at the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority for Sail Fest Detroit.
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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
Beyond the tall ships, SAIL250 activities will feature local festivals, aviation demonstrations, educational activities and an air show.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
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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
Beyond the tall ships, SAIL250 activities will feature local festivals, aviation demonstrations, educational activities and an air show.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tall ship
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A number of ancient shipwrecks have been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, with 2,000-year-old Roman terracotta jars found in the remains of a ship found off the coast of Italy in 2023, a Greek merchant ship discovered in 2018 off the Bulgarian coast and dozens more.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Maritime evidence includes a merchant ship, stone anchors, and what officials described as a harbour crane, clustered near a 125-metre dock that the antiquities ministry said served as a harbour for small boats until the Byzantine period.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Aug. 2025
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There are also notes of black plum, Bulgarian rose, cinnamon bark, amber, oak barrel and vanilla bourbon.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Niacinamide and hyaluronic acid hydrate and brighten, while albizia bark extract helps lift and tighten to reduce that tired look.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Along with other royals, like King Constantine of Greece and their families, Juan Carlos and Diana were frequently photographed enjoying the sun on his royal yacht, Fortuna, and basking in the Spanish summer.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the local party, they were even pictured in a cold plunge pool at the day club and on a yacht on Biscayne Bay.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Dash was a privateer schooner that vanished in 1815 and soon entered local legend as a ghost ship.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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The parents of a girl who nearly lost leg while participating in a summer sailing club is suing the club — and counselors — over an incident that occurred days before a barge hit a sailboat full of summer campers off Miami Beach.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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The singer-songwriter was somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean sea on a sailboat last week when the 10-person crew decided to play some music.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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M’Benga makes the difficult decision to send Gamble, or whatever, to the brig.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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TheUSS, the Navy's newest and largest aircraft carrier, is en route to the southern Caribbean with all the aircraft and warships that accompany it.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Later that day, the entire team visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, where hundreds of active-duty sailors observed the Chargers’ walk-through, participated in drills, met with players and coaches, and showed the team around the carrier.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Tall ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tall%20ship. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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