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Recent Examples of shipmate
The ship was refurbished in 2019 and offers 10 dining options, a full-service Starbucks, and a casino for late-night bonding around the blackjack table with your new shipmates.
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
Many have no grave to call their own, entombed beneath the seas in the arms of their shipmates.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 May 2024
In the meantime, the shipmates waited in a city far from their homes.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
His shipmates bury him on land, marking his grave with his prosthetic wooden horse leg.
—EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
Many have no grave to call their own, entombed beneath the seas in the arms of their shipmates.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 May 2024
In the meantime, the shipmates waited in a city far from their homes.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
His shipmates bury him on land, marking his grave with his prosthetic wooden horse leg.
—EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipmate
Noun
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Players including Aliyah Boston and Nneka Ogwumike—also featured in the Adidas shoot—are mingling, while crewmen move around screens and scaffolding.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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Clark said the Naval Special Warfare Command reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses, such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, among Navy SEAL and Special Warfare Combat crewman candidates at the Coronado base from January 2019 to May 2023.—
Tammy Murga The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Topping off his look, meanwhile, was a brimmed sailor’s hat made out of paper.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
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The 35-year-old father of three from Pennsylvania, who was a Navy reserve sailor for 17 years, requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For their heroic efforts, two — an ensign and a seaman — were awarded medals of honor.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Dec. 2024
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The year is 1600 and a stubborn British seaman piloting a Dutch ship washes ashore in Japan.—
Nina Metz,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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During Below Deck's sixth season in 2018, Freeburg made headlines for saving cast member deckhand Ashton Pienaar, who was pulled overboard when a tow line wrapped around his ankle.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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While the crew had been given permission to have a few drinks with guests on the last night of charter, deckhand Culver Bradbury was seemingly overserved.—
Gina Ragusa,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When Paris hosted the Games in 1900, a pair of Dutch rowers asked a French boy to be their coxswain.—
Jenna West,
The Athletic,
6 Aug. 2024
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Another Los Gatos boat that claimed silver medals was the Women’s Under 15 Quad-x with a coxswain.—
Phil Jensen,
The Mercury News,
25 June 2024
Noun
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Next Authorities continue monitoring conditions, and mariners should check updates from the NWS before heading out.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: The name change, first reported by Bloomberg, will affect everything from routine marine forecasts for mariners to tropical storm and hurricane forecasts.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other permits exist for niche cases like seafarers, offshore workers, and athletes.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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While classic itineraries to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean continue to charm travelers, a new wave of exciting cruise destinations is emerging, capturing the attention of seafarers eager for something new.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The feds spent $98 million on navigators last year.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Likewise, patients will likely return to a Carroll placement if Carroll is their home because the Carroll Hospital navigator will be looking for a placement in Carroll.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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