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Recent Examples of wharf
One day in April, Noone and I rode a ferry from downtown Sydney to Manly, where Young met us on the wharf.
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The project at AltaSea, a nonprofit ocean institute at the port, involves a row of large blue floaters in the water, attached to infrastructure on the wharf, that move up and down with wave action to create energy.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Workers have finished constructing the large yellow capsule on a wharf near Shanghai.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
As the water recedes, Leticia's cargo wharf has been extended several times to reach the river.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The project at AltaSea, a nonprofit ocean institute at the port, involves a row of large blue floaters in the water, attached to infrastructure on the wharf, that move up and down with wave action to create energy.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Workers have finished constructing the large yellow capsule on a wharf near Shanghai.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
As the water recedes, Leticia's cargo wharf has been extended several times to reach the river.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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This gift set gets includes a charging dock, charging cable and travel pouch.—
Tim Chan,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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There, a dock sits almost level with the crystal-blue water—the same color as the fervedouros—and wooden steps descend into the cool water.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After the shots, the group returned to the pier parking lot, got into two vehicles and drove away east on Newport Avenue.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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For some, the trip isn't as easy Boats that transport migrants from Panama to Colombia also leave from a fishing pier in Miramar, a five-minute drive up the coast from Palenque.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The trip begins and ends in the historic Ponta Delgada, with stops at Horta, known for its colorful quay walls and bustling marina that hosts virtually every yacht that crosses the Atlantic; and the UNESCO town of Angra do Heroísmo.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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