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Recent Examples of flotilla
Ukraine operates a mixed fleet of drone boats, and an attacking flotilla could include low-cost expendable USVs carrying explosives, others with missiles, and others with torpedoes, while still others might be carriers with FPVs.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Chinese flotilla was operating 300 nautical miles [345 miles] northwest of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, sailing past HMAS Stirling, Australia's largest naval base located southwest of Perth.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The highlight is a flotilla of teens on boats tied together like a seafood smorgasbord, but the preposterous sight of a great white eating a hovering rescue helicopter has a certain je ne sais quoi.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025
My family was in the lead raft in a flotilla of three carrying a total of 15 guests, and as we were whisked into the Kern’s current, something extraordinary happened: our anxieties evaporated.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Chinese flotilla was operating 300 nautical miles [345 miles] northwest of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, sailing past HMAS Stirling, Australia's largest naval base located southwest of Perth.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The highlight is a flotilla of teens on boats tied together like a seafood smorgasbord, but the preposterous sight of a great white eating a hovering rescue helicopter has a certain je ne sais quoi.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025
My family was in the lead raft in a flotilla of three carrying a total of 15 guests, and as we were whisked into the Kern’s current, something extraordinary happened: our anxieties evaporated.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
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Outside, dozens of protesters faced off against a convoy of federal officers who used gas canisters and flash-bang grenades to keep the crowd away from the former tomato farm.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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The United Nations has said at least 613 Palestinians have been killed close to the foundation's sites or around humanitarian convoys.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, opened up a driverless robotaxi service to the public in the Phoenix area in 2020, and now operates a fleet of 400 robotaxis there, the company told CNBC on Thursday.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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The fleet is split between two home ports on the East and West Coasts.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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For Richard and Maggie Gardner, residents just since September, this was their first parade in the Village.—
Daniella Walsh,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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The nationwide rallies against the Trump administration occurred on the same day that the president held a controversial military parade in Washington, marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Morgan Riddle, a social media influencer and partner of American tennis star Taylor Fritz, also styled a looked by Alessandra Rich, wearing white and navy polka dot coords.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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The pleated hem elevates it from a simple t-shirt dress, and the red, navy, and light blue options are classic Americana (and oh-so-perfect for summer)!—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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The Prince of Wales and Professor Edith Heard were next in the procession, while the Princess of Wales was next in the lineup alongside Christophe Leribault.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Davie, who is approaching his fifth anniversary as DG, is said to be severely wounded by the procession of scandals, which, as can be seen by our timeline below, have been constant since October 7, 2023.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 July 2025
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The potential death knell for an armada of space discovery missions has been reverberating not just across NASA, but also throughout the U.S. universities that help conceive or design these flights.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Deep in the seething, fecund Amazon jungle, a seeker finds wisdom, beauty, exciting new recipes, and inexhaustible armadas of biting insects.—
Olivia James,
Outside Online,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Flotilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flotilla. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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