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Recent Examples of wharf
In 1946, then a 19-year-old cavalry officer, Morris sat on a bollard on a wharf in Trieste to write an essay about nostalgia.
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Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
The terminal has nine berths and over 12,000 feet of wharf, and has an annual handling capacity of 9 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Generations of beach-going visitors have photographed the barking sea lions that lounge on the wharf’s supports, eaten clam chowder, gone fishing and enjoyed the scenic views of Monterey Bay.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
The terminal has nine berths and over 12,000 feet of wharf, and has an annual handling capacity of 9 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Generations of beach-going visitors have photographed the barking sea lions that lounge on the wharf’s supports, eaten clam chowder, gone fishing and enjoyed the scenic views of Monterey Bay.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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Aside from a fishing dock, there are no permanent amenities, and a typical day may include reading, walking along the ocean's edge, enjoying the water, or relaxing.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Located in midtown, the park boasts nearly 200 acres of green space, walking trails, recreational sport facilities and a lake with a fishing dock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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However, several primitive campsites, boat ramps, and fishing piers sprinkled across the area give plenty of access to enjoy the lake at your leisure.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Designed with an objective of protecting the submarines docked at the piers, these nets seeks to defend against surprise attacks from drones launched from closer distances to the base, like the once in Operation Spiderweb.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Waiting at the quay were water taxis for hotel guests.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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