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Recent Examples of wharf
The base includes six wharves—each approximately 755 feet long—capable of accommodating up to 12 submarines.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
At the ferry wharf the road splits three ways: the left road takes me to the eastern part of the town, known as Hollett’s Cove; straight ahead is the highway to Eastport, the nearest town of any size, paved only a few years before.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
It was announced that the recovered had been taken to the next wharf over, and there was her father among them, his face blank with shock.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Three workers inspecting the wharf fell into the choppy ocean waves as the end of the wharf broke in two.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
At the ferry wharf the road splits three ways: the left road takes me to the eastern part of the town, known as Hollett’s Cove; straight ahead is the highway to Eastport, the nearest town of any size, paved only a few years before.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
It was announced that the recovered had been taken to the next wharf over, and there was her father among them, his face blank with shock.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Three workers inspecting the wharf fell into the choppy ocean waves as the end of the wharf broke in two.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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The property includes an indoor shooting range, pool house, guest house and a 4,000 square foot dock.—
Dana Hunsinger Benbow,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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When the barrels reached their loading dock, instead of rich complexity, the whiskey tasted of grass and hay.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Later phases will include a disc golf course, a dog park, fishing piers, kayak and paddleboard access, a bird watching area, a hammock pole area and a lake deck, according to Rawn.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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White women in sportswear jogged along the pier.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Then, as evening falls, locals gather with ice cream cones on the quay and the town glows in the hush of a Bornholm sunset.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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