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Recent Examples of piragua
Miranda also has a small but memorable role as Piragüero — the owner of a small piragua stand that tries to compete with a Mister Softee truck, which from a glimpse in the new trailers, looks to be run by Hamilton's Christopher Jackson.
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Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2021
Miranda will have a small but memorable role as Piragüero, the owner of a small piragua stand that tries to compete with Mister Softee.
—Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2020
The guest list read like a who’s who in the culinary and creative worlds: Martha Stewart, Tom Sachs, and Christina Tosi were just some of the tastemakers dining on ricotta gnocchi, roast chicken, and piragua.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 July 2018
Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2021
Miranda will have a small but memorable role as Piragüero, the owner of a small piragua stand that tries to compete with Mister Softee.
—Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2020
The guest list read like a who’s who in the culinary and creative worlds: Martha Stewart, Tom Sachs, and Christina Tosi were just some of the tastemakers dining on ricotta gnocchi, roast chicken, and piragua.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piragua
Noun
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Last week, skeletal remains found on New Jersey beaches were identified as those of a 19th-century schooner captain.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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This year, look out for General Patton’s private schooner, When-and-If, among others.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Boaters can explore the Cyclades in wooden boats, catamarans or yachts.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Rolex is the titular sponsor of the SailGP Championship, which sees national teams racing in identical high-tech, high-speed 50-foot foiling catamarans around the world at speeds approaching 60 miles per hour in a quest for a total prize money of $12.8 million.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
Noun
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This small oasis serves as both a tranquil retreat and the dedicated pier for the hotel's enhanced boat fleet, recently expanded with the addition of Treville Maritime's private yacht, the Wajer 38 Spectre.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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On the southwestern tip, Galle is one of three Sri Lankan ports of entry but the only port with facilities for private yachts.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
Noun
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According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
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Today, the colonial-era port Nelson's Dockyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site complete with two boutique hotels, a museum, local craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and a marina filled with everything from stately sloops to gaudy megayachts.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The second reliever to follow him, Calvin Faucher, served up the 2-0 belt-high cutter on the outer third of the plate that Machado sent 408 feet to left field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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But both brothers died when their cutter, the U.S.S. Tampa, was torpedoed by German U-boats.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Noun
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
Noun
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One 203-feet sailing ketch called Simena which will have an on-deck Jacuzzi, six guest cabins and ample exterior deck spaces.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Perini Navi ‘Badis,’ 230 Feet, 2016 Perini Navi Originally launched as Sybaris in 2016 for experienced yachtsman Bill Duker, Badis is an all-aluminum ketch built by Italian shipyard Perini Navi.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
16 Dec. 2024
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The San Salvador is a replica of explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo’s 16th-century Spanish galleon, the first European ship to reach what is now known as San Diego in 1542, according to the Maritime Museum of San Diego.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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The wintry Atlantic roiling, frothing, glittering like a gigantic skin shaking itself, great galleon-clouds passing overhead, torn and tattered by the wind.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Piragua.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piragua. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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