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Recent Examples of tanker
Other defensive elements included an Italian AWACS surveillance aircraft, a NATO refueling tanker, and a German Patriot air defense system, the New York Times reported.
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George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the Zarya, a sanctioned Russian tanker, docked at the LNG terminal in Beihai, a coastal city in southern China, publicly available ship-tracking data viewed by Newsweek showed, apparently delivering its third cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 project in northern Siberia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Bank of America upgrades Scorpio Tankers to buy from neutral Bank of America said cash generation is increasing for the tanker company.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
For tractors, that might be climbing out of a riverbed without tipping; for water, buying safe liters without waiting for a tanker; for milk, getting paid fast and fairly when documentation is imperfect.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the Zarya, a sanctioned Russian tanker, docked at the LNG terminal in Beihai, a coastal city in southern China, publicly available ship-tracking data viewed by Newsweek showed, apparently delivering its third cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 project in northern Siberia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Bank of America upgrades Scorpio Tankers to buy from neutral Bank of America said cash generation is increasing for the tanker company.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
For tractors, that might be climbing out of a riverbed without tipping; for water, buying safe liters without waiting for a tanker; for milk, getting paid fast and fairly when documentation is imperfect.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
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Anemoi revealed that the sails were transported by barge and lifted directly onto the deck.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina, another company is marketing a 31-room floating hotel — resembling a converted barge — with stays from $270 a night.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Running a day late, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo freighter pulled alongside the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering more than 5 tons of supplies and experiments to the lab's seven-person crew.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Cygnus team overcame that problem, however, and got the freighter on track for a one-day-late rendezvous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
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Seoul, South Korea — A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and North Korea expand theirs.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The 528-foot warship also will undergo unspecified modifications during its yearlong visit to San Diego, headquarters of the Navy’s sprawling Third Fleet.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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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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The 410-foot-long, 72-year-old ship offers the largest cross-lake passenger service on the Great Lakes and an authentic steamship experience, its website says.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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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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Unlike most apple pie recipes, this one calls for the apples to be steamed in a steamer basket.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Save on a clothes steamer with more than 80,500 five-star ratings and this Warner’s wireless bra that reviewers agree is soft, supportive, and comfortable.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Now her cascading platinum locks, which were as synonymous with Anderson’s look as her trademark smoky eyes and lip-liner, are a thing of the past.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The pigment is creamy, lasts forever, and compliments an eye-liner wing or moody eye shadow.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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