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Recent Examples of tanker
Officers were summoned to the scene just before 10 p.m.
The engineer was standing on the rear platform of the last tanker car on the train at the time, according to Sgt.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
Every barrel is transported via the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to the port of Valdez, where it is loaded onto tanker ships.
—Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Sure enough, Spenser’s workers had quickly filled a tanker with keys and keys of coke, and Henry and Garza were set to provide a police escort.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
Every barrel is transported via the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to the port of Valdez, where it is loaded onto tanker ships.
—Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Sure enough, Spenser’s workers had quickly filled a tanker with keys and keys of coke, and Henry and Garza were set to provide a police escort.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
Noun
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These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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This nighttime parade features beautifully decorated barges that glide along the San Antonio River.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That was the day a freighter called the Summit Venture hit the southbound span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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The report said that air carriers including Air China, China Cargo Airline and China Southern Airlines are among those planning to cancel freighter services between China and the U.S.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
1 May 2025
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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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For the two European warships, the Spey is one of two Royal Navy vessels deployed to the Indo-Pacific region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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At the time, officials said the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, a coalition of U.S. warships deployed to the Red Sea, and an air wing remained fully mission-capable.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The breakthrough came soon after, with a roving assignment aboard the Quaker City, a steamship bound for Palestine.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Carpathia, the steamship that raced to the site of the disaster, picked up just over 700 survivors from the Titanic’s too-few and too sparsely filled lifeboats.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, relief is at hand, as there are easier ways to de-wrinkle your clothes that don’t involve using an iron or a steamer.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Don’t: Bring a portable steamer Instead: Pack wrinkle release spray $8 at Amazon Wrinkle release spray is my secret weapon for keeping vacation outfits looking smooth and fresh without a lot of work.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, Miller took a hard liner off his leg in his last outing Friday, Counsell said, and he still is being evaluated, which could mean pausing his rehab assignment.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Chicago’s Miguel Vargas led off with a double, then scored on Luis Robert’s sharp liner to left that looked destined for extra bases.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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The sharkskin-like material could be used by the U.S. Air Force on legacy aircraft that include the C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules cargo transport and the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling airplane.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
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Any capacity increase would place an unmanageable strain on local transport, so Villa need the stadium expansion to happen alongside Witton’s rebuild.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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