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Recent Examples of towboat
The Wake Pro 230 was designed around being a towboat, for water-skiing, wakeboarding, or wake-surfing.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
In 2002, a freight barge struck a pier of Oklahoma’s Interstate 40 bridge after the towboat’s captain lost consciousness, collapsing a section of the bridge and killing 14.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
According to her Forbes profile, Ingram Marine operates 5,000 barges and approximately 150 towboats on America's inland waterways.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Another Washington's treaty ally, Japan, reported that a submarine and a rescue towboat of Russia on December 3 were sailing northward in the waters between two of the country's southwestern islands , a marginal sea of the Western .
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
In 2002, a freight barge struck a pier of Oklahoma’s Interstate 40 bridge after the towboat’s captain lost consciousness, collapsing a section of the bridge and killing 14.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
According to her Forbes profile, Ingram Marine operates 5,000 barges and approximately 150 towboats on America's inland waterways.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Another Washington's treaty ally, Japan, reported that a submarine and a rescue towboat of Russia on December 3 were sailing northward in the waters between two of the country's southwestern islands , a marginal sea of the Western .
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towboat
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On a fact-finding trip, there was enough maritime traffic—four barges, eight ferries, one tugboat, one water taxi, and a yacht—to justify a harbor blockade.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 64-foot working wooden tugboat was built in 1912 and renovated to include one bedroom and one bath.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Holding a drone show in its place would not require a barge and would cost $80,000 to $100,000, said Amy Jean-Baptiste, the city Parks and Recreation Deputy Director.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the city’s Fourth of July fireworks show requires barge and tug services and marine safety coordination, adding to the overall cost.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the night, the two teams continued to play a game of tug of war with neither team giving the other an inch.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Whatever the issues between Chelsea and his predecessor, Enzo Maresca, there’s no denying the Italian kept results at Stamford Bridge on an even keel.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Do your best to keep things on an even keel so that everyone benefits, including you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2025
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Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Towboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towboat. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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