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Recent Examples of tanker
SpaceX plans to do this by launching a series of tankers, or Starship vehicles designed to carry batches of fuel and oxidizer.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
What To Know Satellite images shared by open-intelligence analysts on X, formerly Twitter, revealed that Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a key hub for U.S. and British aerial tankers, surveillance, and transport aircraft, appeared empty.
—Amira El-Fekki
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
That’s enough to fill a line of gasoline tanker trucks close to 17 miles long.
—Erik Skindrud, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Limp also spotlighted Blue Origin's work on zero-boil-off technology and the firm's Transporter tanker.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 June 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
What To Know Satellite images shared by open-intelligence analysts on X, formerly Twitter, revealed that Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a key hub for U.S. and British aerial tankers, surveillance, and transport aircraft, appeared empty.
—Amira El-Fekki
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
That’s enough to fill a line of gasoline tanker trucks close to 17 miles long.
—Erik Skindrud, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Limp also spotlighted Blue Origin's work on zero-boil-off technology and the firm's Transporter tanker.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
Noun
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Until this factory is up and running, SpaceX plans to transport Starships and Super Heavy boosters horizontally via barges from South Texas to Cape Canaveral.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 9,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2025
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Elliot said the crane will be removed by an even larger crane perched atop a barge.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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May 9 marks the anniversary of when part of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed into Tampa Bay after it was struck by a freighter during a storm.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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After learning of the loss of the iron ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the deaths of all 29 crew members from Newsweek, Gord lifted passages from the article and put them to a dreamy dirge: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Moving the supertanker of investor skepticism, ie doesn’t turn quickly, will take time.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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Foreign Minister Gideon Saar appealed to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Croatia to deploy firefighting aircraft and helicopters, including large-capacity supertankers, to support Israeli efforts to contain the fast-moving blazes.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The presence of the aircraft carrier and its accompanying warships gives Trump the option of a third carrier group in the Middle East if needed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Tokyo is converting warships into aircraft carriers capable of deploying stealth fighter jets, while Seoul has outlined plans to build a vessel equipped with dozens of drones.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Many arrived aboard elegant steamships, but the number of guests increased once regional railroads built tracks north to Mackinaw City in the early 1880s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Moulton spent five weeks traveling by steamship, train and stagecoach to Santa Ana, arriving on May 6, 1874.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Unlike a steamer, Bounce’s spray is tiny enough to go inside your toiletry bag, which saves so much room in your carry-on.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
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Since the dawn of time, fashion lovers have been searching for ways to keep their breezy summer outfits from wrinkling without having to drag around a personal steamer.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Remove any liners and replace them with new ones, if necessary.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Sure enough, Murray State’s Dominic Decker sent a liner to shallow left.—
Brady Oltmans,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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It will also be focused around walkability and public transport.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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In 2022, after Russia’s invasion, France prepared to move several hundred troops to Romania, but its military planners needed the U.S. to provide transport.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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