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Recent Examples of home port
The state's major cruise hubs—Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa Bay, and Port Canaveral—boast sprawling, state-of-the-art terminals and serve as home ports for all the major cruise lines.
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
The former is the familiar 1982 home port, complete with crunchy sound effects and very, very simple visuals.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Its home port is Toronto, Canada.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In 1919, Long Beach became the home port for the nation’s Pacific fleet of battleships, and in time, more ships followed.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
The former is the familiar 1982 home port, complete with crunchy sound effects and very, very simple visuals.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Its home port is Toronto, Canada.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In 1919, Long Beach became the home port for the nation’s Pacific fleet of battleships, and in time, more ships followed.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home port
Noun
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In an email to CNBC, a spokesperson for the American Association of Port Authorities wrote the seaport industry is challenged by yet more taxes on the equipment necessary for supply chain expansion and resilience.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even a small peninsula could host a basic airfield and seaport to facilitate the movement of people and aid, severing Gaza’s unhealthy dependency on Israel and Egypt.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sound of hammering came from outside in the driveway, where some men were building a coffin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The contract was awarded at a time when the world was racing to field missiles that could change direction while traveling at several times the speed of sound.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Polish tourist posted a recent video of herself walking down steps into a canal.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Place chicken, carrots, celery, bay leaves, bouillon cube, 2 cups of the onions, 2 teaspoons of the salt, and 1 teaspoon of the black pepper in a large stockpot.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the slowly brightening light about a half-hour before sunrise Sunday at Del Mar Racetrack, a jockey wearing a white windbreaker climbed aboard a bay 3-year-old colt for the first time.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Teams wait for direction, data keeps moving and the window to contain narrows.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Along the narrow, two‑lane mountain road were slopes on either side, planted with rice or else wild with tropical flora and giant ferns.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Operators of another boat happened to be on the phone with the Coast Guard checking conditions in the inlet and reported the vessel, the Moonstruck, capsizing, according to The Coastland Times.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new season also filmed in Venice at the Danieli palace overlooking the lagoon.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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His new digs include a clubroom, wellness wing, car gallery, private tennis court and a saltwater lagoon pool.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Three people were killed and one injured in three vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads on Wednesday and Friday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The combination of snow and strong winds is expected to reduce visibility, create slick and icy roads—particularly on bridges and overpasses—and potentially down trees or branches.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Home port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20port. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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