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as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
a new ocean liner that claims to be the largest commercial vessel afloat
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as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
any vessel that is buoyant and steerable can be entered in the annual race down the river
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as in container
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation
any watertight vessel can be used for mixing the paints
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Recent Examples of vessel
Iran wants to persuade Oman, which shares the strait with Iran, to support a mechanism to collect tolls from vessels passing through the strait, according to a regional official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.
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Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The double blockade actually creates a pretty tenuous situation because every interdiction, every warning shot, every seizure of vessels, could become a trigger for a wider relapse into conflict.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026
The pressure vessel structures for both modules were manufactured by a French-Italian firm, Thales Alenia Space.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Iran wants to persuade Oman to support a mechanism to collect tolls from vessels passing through the strait, according to a regional official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.
—Samy Magdy, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The double blockade actually creates a pretty tenuous situation because every interdiction, every warning shot, every seizure of vessels, could become a trigger for a wider relapse into conflict.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026
The pressure vessel structures for both modules were manufactured by a French-Italian firm, Thales Alenia Space.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Iran wants to persuade Oman to support a mechanism to collect tolls from vessels passing through the strait, according to a regional official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.
—Samy Magdy, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vessel
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The other ship taken by Iran, the Francesca, stopped transmitting in the same area where it was seized.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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My cabin had a neutral-toned color scheme with decor in varying shades of beige and a dark navy carpet, which was a nice contrast to the vibrant art that decorates most of the ship.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes a person opens the top of their skull to reach inside; in her painting Threading the Story Through the Eye of a Needle (circa 1974), a hand pulls a line of thread through a pupil, towing two tiny people in a boat, suggesting both sight and an idea made manifest.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Where traditional sonars read down, underneath the boat, FFS reads sideways.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl; season with freshly ground pepper.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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On the side, a bowl of macaroni ($10) oozes with a thick, sweet butternut squash-cashew cheese sauce.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The largest ships that carry oil, known as ultra-large container vessels, are too big for the canal.—
Alma Solis,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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In a video demonstrating their technology, robots with a single arm attached to a base watch as a human instructor tosses a ball into a small container.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gabriela Naranjo, Silversea’s vice president and general manager in Ecuador, told me at the beginning of our journey aboard the company's first destination-specific expedition yacht, Silver Origin.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Vessel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vessel. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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