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Recent Examples of wharves
The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.
—
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Maybe wind your way around the neighborhood’s old wharfs and small brick houses; or lock up your bike and check out an exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, then grab lunch at the kitschy crab shack Brooklyn Crab.
—Francesca Carington, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Maybe wind your way around the neighborhood’s old wharfs and small brick houses; or lock up your bike and check out an exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, then grab lunch at the kitschy crab shack Brooklyn Crab.
—Francesca Carington, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharves
Noun
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Other YouClip attachments include organizer bags and clips, clothes hangers and mobile electronics docks.—
C.C. Weiss
March 24,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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The outpost also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be stationed at one time.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During the construction phase, the group avoided the use of heavy machinery to keep most of the jungle intact and used ironwood reclaimed from boat piers and fishing boat decks as the main construction material.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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After a ship crash in 1980 that killed 35 people, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was replaced, and the ends of the old bridge were repurposed as the two Tampa Bay fishing piers.—
Carter Weinhofer,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Wharves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharves. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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