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Recent Examples of pier
With the help of a tugboat, the Cuauhtemoc training vessel backed away from a Manhattan pier filled with cheering people at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, officials said.
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Susan Haigh, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The festival, produced by Goldenvoice, happens Sept. 20 and 21 at the city’s Pier 80, a million square foot maritime shipping pier owned by the Port of San Francisco.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 12 May 2025
The hotel piers, often booked out for photo opportunities, also stood empty.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 May 2025
Inshore Fishing Florida boasts an abundance of beautiful flats, beaches, piers, and shorelines to enjoy invigorating, plentiful, inshore fishing year-round.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
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Susan Haigh, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The festival, produced by Goldenvoice, happens Sept. 20 and 21 at the city’s Pier 80, a million square foot maritime shipping pier owned by the Port of San Francisco.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 12 May 2025
The hotel piers, often booked out for photo opportunities, also stood empty.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 May 2025
Inshore Fishing Florida boasts an abundance of beautiful flats, beaches, piers, and shorelines to enjoy invigorating, plentiful, inshore fishing year-round.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pier
Noun
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Charging is handled by a magnetic floor dock, so the whole thing is grab-and-go ready.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Williams served as a photographer with the Royal Air Force for two years, then worked as an assistant cameraman for British Transport Films, shooting documentaries about docks, railways and the Queen Mary.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Santa Cruz damaged wharf bayarea maps This map was made with Google My Maps.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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The municipal wharf will be closed until further notice, Santa Cruz Fire Department said.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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While education and health have long been pillars of their work, sustainability is a newer, but increasingly vital, focus for the Foundation.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Durability and dominance are the twin pillars of pitching greatness.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Instead, the 54 rooms and four suites feature walls decorated with playful gold stencil motifs and views of either the Seine or the quay, and kids and adults alike will love the novelty of sleeping on a boat.—
Celeste Moure,
AFAR Media,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Social media may help create a lasting nickname that is more on the money than those that were coined by political foes, or from the editorial column of any paper of record.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Broken flower stems and shorn columns symbolize early death.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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His blue bandanna making the sharp planes of his face stand out even more than usual, Magenta perches on a stool, lifting the velvet rope from its gold-metal stanchion, putting it back again.—
Amy Virshup,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.—
Grace Moon,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Pier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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