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Recent Examples of tugboat
Even with the grant, that’s a lot of money to spend on a tugboat.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
In 1982, her father, who fought in the Vietnam War, captained a tugboat with 30 passengers fleeing central Vietnam amid the country’s post-war reconstruction, stopping briefly in Hong Kong before continuing to California.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
How the Brooklyn Bridge ship crash unfolded: From a May 19 briefing from the NTSB:
Around 8:20 p.m., May 17: The ship began backing away from Pier 17 with assistance from a tugboat.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 20 May 2025
The twin ports, situated on more than 10,000 acres on San Pedro Bay, rely on heavy-duty cranes, tugboats and trucks to move cargo.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
In 1982, her father, who fought in the Vietnam War, captained a tugboat with 30 passengers fleeing central Vietnam amid the country’s post-war reconstruction, stopping briefly in Hong Kong before continuing to California.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
How the Brooklyn Bridge ship crash unfolded: From a May 19 briefing from the NTSB:
Around 8:20 p.m., May 17: The ship began backing away from Pier 17 with assistance from a tugboat.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 20 May 2025
The twin ports, situated on more than 10,000 acres on San Pedro Bay, rely on heavy-duty cranes, tugboats and trucks to move cargo.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tugboat
Noun
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Additional charges are expected in connection with the theft of the towboat theft in Jupiter, officials say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Until this factory is up and running, SpaceX plans to transport Starships and Super Heavy boosters horizontally via barges from South Texas to Cape Canaveral.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 9,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2025
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Elliot said the crane will be removed by an even larger crane perched atop a barge.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Give one of the center leaves of the pineapple a firm but gentle tug.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Ripe tomatoes should easily come off the plant with a gentle tug.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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Monhegan Island After a short ferry ride from the mainland, birders can encounter a fascinating array of species across Monhegan Island, a popular destination for migrating songbirds during both spring and fall.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Those who make it to Santa Cruz after an hourlong ferry ride out of Ventura are rewarded with 77 miles of craggy coastline cliffs, vast sea caves and vibrant tide pools.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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The 805 measures 83 feet in length with a beam just over 21 feet and a draft of between 11.2 feet on the standard keel and 8.7 feet on the shoal keel.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The stage was set for an entirely forgivable drop in level, but Andreeva stayed on an even keel to win the next two sets, and with them, the title.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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However, apart from his time competing on high-speed M32 catamarans, Canfield’s experience and success have come through racing traditional keelboats.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 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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Passengers urinated off the ship’s side, tossed used red bags onto lifeboats and fights broke out.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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Crew members abandoned ship, were evacuated onto a lifeboat and rescued by the crew of a nearby merchant vessel called the Cosco Hellas in the North Pacific, roughly 300 miles southwest of Adak Island.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 June 2025
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“Tugboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tugboat. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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