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Recent Examples of freighter
The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
So on Tuesday the lights shimmered only on the northern side, casting their glow over the Ferry Building, Fisherman’s Wharf, China Basin, commuter ferries and a large freighter that passed beneath the bridge’s roadbed.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.
—George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
So on Tuesday the lights shimmered only on the northern side, casting their glow over the Ferry Building, Fisherman’s Wharf, China Basin, commuter ferries and a large freighter that passed beneath the bridge’s roadbed.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.
—George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighter
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That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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The tanker had departed from the port of Berbera and was heading to the Somali capital of Mogadishu when it was intercepted, a colonel with the Puntland Maritime Police Force told The Associated Press.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, the Hoehne Fire Protection District shared a video of an air tanker assisting in the suppression efforts.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The barge has taken measures to contain and collect the vegetable oil.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Steam Wrinkles Out of Upholstery and Curtains When filled with water and set to a steam setting, an iron can easily double as a steamer.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
23 Apr. 2026
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There the steamer has remained and become a home for marine life.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works stated on April 28 that the warship had departed its Maine shipyard and entered open waters to undergo performance testing.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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That warship, an expeditionary sea base, is about the size of an aircraft carrier and can support helicopters and special forces.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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Companies with agricultural supply chains — from food and beverage manufacturers to commodity traders, insurers, and logistics firms — absorb fertilizer shocks through input costs, contract failures, and sovereign credit risk in key sourcing markets.—
Carlos Alvarado Quesada,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Polymarket traders have even reported that Nate has a 52% chance of dying in Euphoria Season 3.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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Trump is reportedly pursuing an international coalition to enable ships to transit the strait, and he is being briefed on military options, too.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Docents opened the building with its Titanic exhibit only to find the premises flooded on April 15, the 114th anniversary of the infamous ship’s sinking.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighter. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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