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yacht

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Recent Examples of yacht
Noun
The yacht's name was reportedly covered soon after docking, but that did little to keep the vessel's identity under wraps. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The mother of a 16-year-old girl, Peggy Satterlee, had tried to press charges the year before on the claim that Flynn had twice forced himself on her daughter aboard his yacht, the Sirocco, while it was anchored off Catalina Island. Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
Daisy makes Jenna, who has been in yachting for a couple of years, her second stew. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026 China’s cabinet on Thursday rolled out a work plan to boost services consumption — from cruise and yacht tourism to elder care services and more sports events — as policymakers sought to boost the share of consumption in its economy over the next five years. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yacht
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yacht
Noun
  • Harry Kane’s schooner sails well wide of all that poofterish fluff with buckles and straps.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Set in Massachusetts in 1858, the novel tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who gets trapped aboard a schooner as it gets hijacked.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Safe Fox River Coalition cited state records showing 45 boating accidents on the Fox River from 2016 to 2026, with six fatalities and 28 injuries.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens will be out in full force on Labor Day for the last busy day of boating.
    Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • According to the county authorities and neighbors on dry land, the anchor-outs are also homeless, and their not-always-seaworthy vessels are a threat to the bay’s ecosystem.
    Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Shadow fleets are vessels that operate outside of the official shipping system.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Yacht.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yacht. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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