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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towboats
Noun
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Its tech is being used to power the world’s first electric tugs that are about to go into service at the Port of Long Beach, under a deal worth $160 million announced in late 2025.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026 -
Some companies are designing tugs that could boost missions from their drop-off orbits to higher altitudes, potentially even to the Moon or beyond the Solar System.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels.—
Gina Friedlande,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Towboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towboats. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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