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Recent Examples of warship
Cybele Mayes-Osterman Britain is deploying a warship to the Middle East to prepare for a joint operation to open the Strait of Hormuz, the country's defense ministry confirmed on May 9.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The United Kingdom is deploying a warship to the Middle East ahead of a potential mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
The destroyer, which was unveiled with great fanfare last year, is North Korea’s largest and most advanced warship.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Iran claimed to have struck an American warship, but Central Command said no ship was hit.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 4 May 2026
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The United Kingdom is deploying a warship to the Middle East ahead of a potential mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
The destroyer, which was unveiled with great fanfare last year, is North Korea’s largest and most advanced warship.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Iran claimed to have struck an American warship, but Central Command said no ship was hit.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warship
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During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Timmy was transported to the North Sea in a specialized barge to get the animal away from shallow waters and released into the open ocean near Denmark.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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On Sunday, South Korea said a cargo ship had been struck by unidentified aircraft in Hormuz, while Qatar said a freighter arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,300-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Throughout the large tanker’s journey, its location tracker was off.—
Adina Renner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, did not explicitly refer to the tanker seized on Thursday.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The Giants ship edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux out of town before the NFL trade deadline.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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By now, half the world has registered an opinion on Kylie Jenner’s nipple-forward Venus de Milo homage or the clipper ship perched on Madonna’s head at this year’s Met Gala.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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The alleged incident occurred in March 2010, when the South Korean Navy Pohang-class corvette ROKS Cheonan exploded near the sea border with North Korea.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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The wrong-way driver slammed into McClure's cruiser.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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At dusk, one of Ihor’s fellow police officers pulled onto the square in a cruiser.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warship. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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