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Recent Examples of pirogue
As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.
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Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the migrants' pirogue, a large fishing boat, left the seaside town of Fass Boye on July 10.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 18 Aug. 2023
The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had left Senegal on July 10.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023
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Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the migrants' pirogue, a large fishing boat, left the seaside town of Fass Boye on July 10.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 18 Aug. 2023
The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had left Senegal on July 10.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirogue
Noun
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Tying the twine to the bow of the canoe was difficult.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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While a group of at least nine adult groundskeepers had been ordered to move canoes and other waterfront equipment, they were not asked to assist once the evacuations began later during the storm.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.—
Hannah V. Herrero,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Jocis observes a skiff carrying a missing family in the waters of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, during the early hours of April 6, 2026.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For outdoor adventures, rent a kayak, paddleboard, or pontoon to spend the day on Grand Traverse Bay.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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The cleanup takes place via kayak, paddleboard or on the shoreline.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That evening, after the couple departed Hope Town for their yacht, Soulmate, in Elbow Cay, bad weather caused Lynette Hooker to fall off their dinghy and go overboard, Brian Hooker told authorities.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Best Bars Bar One Travel by dinghy or water taxi from the main island to Bar One, a floating bar anchored offshore in Admiralty Bay.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fortunately, The Boca Raton has a fleet of water options, including deck and pontoon boats and catamaran cruises.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Guests also have access to a community pool and clubhouse, plus practical perks like an EV charger and dockside pontoon rentals.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From then on, the storytelling goes slack and perfunctory as sharks swarm and chomp on passengers and crew clinging for dear lives on rafts or slabs of plane wreckage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Four river events for kayaks, rafts and stand-up paddleboards have been moved from Gore Creek in Vail to river venues that are 35-60 miles away.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Pirogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirogue. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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