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Recent Examples of tanker
In 1990, a tanker ship ran over its own anchor; a quarter century later, a pipeline on land ruptured, sending a river of oil straight to the sea.
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
As the fire burned on for hours, crews sprayed water on the tanker to keep it cool.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Another service member was killed in an attack in Saudi Arabia, and six others died when their refueling tanker aircraft crashed in Iraq on March 12.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The biggest curveball buyers faced was the resumption of hostilities with Iran, which responded by limiting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
As the fire burned on for hours, crews sprayed water on the tanker to keep it cool.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Another service member was killed in an attack in Saudi Arabia, and six others died when their refueling tanker aircraft crashed in Iraq on March 12.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The biggest curveball buyers faced was the resumption of hostilities with Iran, which responded by limiting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
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York helped row and tow the party’s barge, which was the size of a semi-truck trailer.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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On July 28, Insua was operating a tugboat pushing a barge loaded with construction debris with a deckhouse and crane obstructing the vessel's front view, per the statement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nagel's namesake Cygnus XL freighter will deliver about 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms) of science equipment and supplies to the astronauts aboard the station.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The find was announced 225 years to the day since the Battle of Copenhagen on April 2, 1801 — the same day the warship sank.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Another supertanker booking to haul crude from the Middle East made on the same day fell through, people involved in the market said.—
Alex Longley,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Among the challenges is that replacing one supertanker shipment of oil by land requires about 10,000 trucks and significantly more fuel to transport.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Mar. 2026
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There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, China completed 14 voyages, including a Cosco containership, the first containership to make a journey through the waterway.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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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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Dixon recommends a handheld steamer as an alternative.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Not everyone wants to travel with a portable steamer or trust notoriously finicky hotel irons to smooth out their clothing, so investing in wrinkle-free materials from the jump is a great way to cut down the obstacles between you and a day out enjoying your vacation.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2026
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García said mining areas in Bolívar state remain under the control of organizations such as gangs such as Tren de Aragua and Tren de Guayana and ELN guerrillas, which operate across different mines and control workers, transport routes and processing centers.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Water transport is about to get its greatest upgrade ever,.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 09,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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