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Recent Examples of flagship
The Vinson is the flagship of a carrier strike group that includes 7,500 sailors and Marines serving on a variety of ships.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Seasoned crypto investors have become used to a shift in market sentiment that usually follows new bitcoin all-time highs: Capital flows out of the flagship coin and into smaller, higher-risk cryptocurrencies known as altcoins.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 7 July 2025
Independent boutiques thrive within the historic Corn Exchange, while flagship brands anchor pedestrianized streets steps away.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Advocates for restoring accountability on university campuses marked a watershed moment in Orlando earlier this month when Florida’s Board of Governors rejected Dr. Santa Ono’s candidacy to lead the University of Florida (UF), the state’s flagship school.
—Avi D. Gordon, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Seasoned crypto investors have become used to a shift in market sentiment that usually follows new bitcoin all-time highs: Capital flows out of the flagship coin and into smaller, higher-risk cryptocurrencies known as altcoins.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 7 July 2025
Independent boutiques thrive within the historic Corn Exchange, while flagship brands anchor pedestrianized streets steps away.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Advocates for restoring accountability on university campuses marked a watershed moment in Orlando earlier this month when Florida’s Board of Governors rejected Dr. Santa Ono’s candidacy to lead the University of Florida (UF), the state’s flagship school.
—Avi D. Gordon, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagship
Noun
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The American warship is the only U.S. aircraft carrier currently positioned to help counter China.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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In the 1980s, U.S. warships escorted Kuwaiti oil tankers through the strait to protect them against Iranian attacks during the Iran-Iraq war.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
Noun
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En route to Milwaukee, one of the steamships, the Sultana, lost 42 Essex Super Six cars and sedans overboard.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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On a stormy night in 1904, a steamship off the coast of Sydney, Australia, sank.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The annual spectacle, lighting up the city since 1976, this time was launched from barges in the Hudson River, the first time in more than a decade not done from the East River.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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After a barge crashed into the restaurant in 2019, the main dining area sank and sent pieces onto the banks of the Ohio River with tables, chairs and umbrellas floating upriver.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The bi-level superliner cars offer a higher vantage point, Magliari said.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2024
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With daily departures from Chicago Union station, the superliner service rumbles through Illinois chasing mile after mile of golden-red corn fields before thudding over the Mississippi river into Iowa.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Oct. 2022
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The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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This is no more outlandish than Carol’s flight to France by way of Greenland, or Daryl’s voyage on a massive freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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However, the smaller Israeli missile corvettes have some advantages over their much bulkier counterparts serving in the all-mighty U.S. Navy.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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On display during the Ocean Day exercise was one of Taiwan’s new Anping-class corvettes, stealth-capable vessels with surface-to-land missile systems, and, naturally, advanced rescue capabilities.—
Eryk Michael Smith,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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On arrival, cruisers can taste wine at Rivaura Estate Vineyard & Wine or take a scenic helicopter ride over Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest river gorge.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Its 24-foot dock is suited to tying up sailboats or cruisers, and a deep-water mooring can accommodate a yacht.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Air tankers dropped nearly 180,000 gallons of fire retardant on July 13 alone.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Two single-engine air tankers based in Mesquite delivered fire retardant to assist with initial suppression efforts before dark, according to the report.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Flagship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagship. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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