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Recent Examples of privateer
The ghost ship of Harpswell had been the privateer Dash, which had been lost at sea after compiling its remarkable record.
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Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
The muse, known as Lucybelle II, was a rare privateer entry that demonstrated the determination of non-factory teams.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Those 64 ships had 1,242 guns, compared to 14,872 privateer guns.
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But it was captured by a British privateer and departed for Jamaica, crammed with 442 enslaved people.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
The muse, known as Lucybelle II, was a rare privateer entry that demonstrated the determination of non-factory teams.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Those 64 ships had 1,242 guns, compared to 14,872 privateer guns.
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But it was captured by a British privateer and departed for Jamaica, crammed with 442 enslaved people.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privateer
Noun
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Out of all 32 teams in the League, the Las Vegas raiders get the first pick of the draft, with the New York Jets to follow.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
23 Apr. 2026
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The cornerstone of his style as a corporate raider is to take a small stake in an undervalued business and then grind his way to having more and more control.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The full extent of the crime remains unclear, but police said the robbers stole cash and jewelry from the home.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Whether a man chose to use that pistol or meekly give up the money to a robber was up to him.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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Instead of relying on chemical treatments, try hand-picking pests off vegetable plants, or thwart garden marauders with fruit protection bags, floating row covers, and pest-repelling companion plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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States that refused to negotiate or did not meet the obligations of the agreements are often branded as pirates and accused of supporting counterfeiting and theft.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Straw Hats aren’t alone in their search, with appearances by Buggy and another potential surprise as audiences watch their favorite band of pirates fight off threats on their latest adventure.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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As this list reveals, English has been a welcoming recipient—though at times also a looter—of many words, commodities, and ideas from India that have transformed daily lives and speech in the Anglophone world.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, the linear sections are convincing enough, but for the most part, Black Ops 7 feels like a mediocre looter shooter in structure and moment-to-moment gameplay.—
Fran J. Ruiz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2025
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In 1688 the English buccaneer William Dampier explored New Holland’s northwestern coast.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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French buccaneers spent much of the seventeenth century hiding and plundering along the northwest coast of Hispaniola, eventually realizing more money could be made farming tobacco and sugar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Privateer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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