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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharves
docks
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The Everton Stadium, as it is known, sits in a largely underdeveloped part of Liverpool’s north docks.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025 -
The adjacent Manchester ship canal, finished in 1894 — ‘canal’ in the northern English sense does not convey its scale — was capable of handling cargo ships on its docks.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Wharves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharves. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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