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Recent Examples of whaler
Of the 20 or 21 whalers who left Nantucket on the Essex, only eight survived.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The cast of Swept Away, the about-to-open Broadway musical that follows four whalers on an odyssey of survival and salvation, are a tight crew.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
In Nauru's history, it has been used as a supply shop for European whalers, according to CIA.gov.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
From whalers and pirates to the intrepid explorers who made their home here, the islands have stories to tell.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The cast of Swept Away, the about-to-open Broadway musical that follows four whalers on an odyssey of survival and salvation, are a tight crew.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
In Nauru's history, it has been used as a supply shop for European whalers, according to CIA.gov.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
From whalers and pirates to the intrepid explorers who made their home here, the islands have stories to tell.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whaler
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On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.—
Dorothy Wickenden,
The New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2023
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When a prime specimen was chosen, the men set off in a whaleboat rowed by a crew.—
Nancy Lord,
Anchorage Daily News,
12 Nov. 2022
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The remarks from Powell at the annual U.S. Monetary Policy Forum marked a notable prediction from the nation's top central banker charged with keeping inflation under control.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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That means no more designating a banker, counting bills, and arguing over whether you got paid your dues.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
22 June 2022
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The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.—
Ann Benoit,
NOLA.com,
27 Oct. 2017
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This tiny neighboring island is a short ferry ride from Grand Turk and home to clean beaches and remnants of the region’s salt-producing past.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
10 Mar. 2025
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Petite Martinique can only be reached via boat from Carriacou—the quick 30-minute ferry ride is offered once or twice a day on weekdays.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Really nice hookers like Lucia get life-altering windfalls.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2024
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Fight started with an Alabama shrimper who was denied benefits during COVID Derek Bateman, an independent shrimper in Alabama, spent months trying to appeal after being denied benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Using dip nets, recreational shrimpers can quickly scoop up the daily limit of five gallons of shrimp with the heads on.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Do the foot draggers in the legislature not know or understand the present and future risk?—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2024
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Over the past week Germany, the perennial foot-dragger, has done what the U.S. has spent decades politely asking it to do: begin to disconnect its energy sector from the Russian grid and commit to spending seriously on its own defense.—
Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
28 Feb. 2022
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Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Oct. 2023
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Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.—
David James,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Apr. 2023
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“Whaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whaler. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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