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Recent Examples of tanker
The most recent mission on Tuesday lasted six hours and was not supported by an aerial refueling tanker.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
According to a news release from the Kentucky State Police, Hatt was driving a tanker truck along KY 537 in Marion County to assist the Loretto Fire Department when the vehicle dropped off the right side of the highway, causing the edge of the road to collapse.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
In the latest detection on Tuesday, NORAD scrambled an E-3 Sentry, two F-16s and one KC-135 tanker to track the spy plane.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Prior to the incident, the bulk tanker already was displaying some concerning signs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
According to a news release from the Kentucky State Police, Hatt was driving a tanker truck along KY 537 in Marion County to assist the Loretto Fire Department when the vehicle dropped off the right side of the highway, causing the edge of the road to collapse.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
In the latest detection on Tuesday, NORAD scrambled an E-3 Sentry, two F-16s and one KC-135 tanker to track the spy plane.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Prior to the incident, the bulk tanker already was displaying some concerning signs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
Noun
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Several of the fallen containers struck a smaller clean air barge that was connected to the Mississippi at the time of the accident.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The production is planning to anchor a 100-foot-barge in Brooklyn Monday for a launch event, in addition to guerilla art installations throughout the week.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Daryl was able to get to France on a freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On Sunday, two supertankers—each carrying up to 2 million barrels—turned back in the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites raised fears of commercial shipping being targeted, Bloomberg reported.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The navigable shipping lanes for massive supertankers are only about two miles wide in each direction, requiring vessels to pass through both Iranian and Omani territorial waters.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Only one month on, U.S. warships began patrolling international waters off Venezuela’s coast, ostensibly to target drug cartels, but realistically to pressure Maduro after Venezuelan threats against Guyana accelerated again with Guyanese elections being imminent. China To The Rescue?—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During Trump's first term, U.S. warships were also sent to the region, with little impact.—
NPR's International Desk,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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So Gabriela and her companion set off on a steamship headed to Altamira.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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And for those seeking British history, visit Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain, a steamship created by the man who masterminded much of England’s most impressive infrastructure, including the railway from London to Bristol.—
Lottie Gross,
AFAR Media,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The locomotive itself—a 1950 steamer built in Roanoke, Virginia—comes courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Transportation, made possible through a partnership with the Steam Railroading Institute and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society.—
Kinsey Gidick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike a traditional steamer, the Quuejenl steamer also has a dry function that performs tasks where an iron may be better suited, like creating delicate pleats or pressing shirt collars.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Soak the liner in the mixture for one hour.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Under those sturdy leather exteriors, a Gore-tex liner keeps you high and dry, preventing water from entering while shedding unwanted moisture.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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