as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
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Recent Examples of keel
Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
But keeping an even keel, and sticking with the plan even after taking a fist to the nose, has been working so far.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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Noun
Intelligence unmoored from values is no better than a ship without a keel, charting courses without regard to consequence.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
But keeping an even keel, and sticking with the plan even after taking a fist to the nose, has been working so far.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
Otherwise healthy workers keel over at their desks after a long stretch of overtime or after consummating a high-pressure deal, usually from a stroke or heart attack.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keel
Noun
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American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form., and that includes the United States Navy.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Guests on the Abercrombie & Kent Adriatic Voyage, which features ports of call in Croatia, Montenegro, and Greece, can ride aboard the largest ship able to navigate the Corinth Canal.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Lifeguards swam out on paddle boards and used rescue boats to retrieve people from the water.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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His boat was a half mile off the port of Bermagui in New South Wales when sonar used for finding fish picked up the image.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Image On a table in a downstairs corner room that Commandant Höss used as a home office lies a heap of torn and crumpled Nazi-era newspapers and other wartime artifacts found after the house was sold.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Bronze and iron weapons as well as household items — including two wooden cups and larger vessels — were found at the site as well.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The vessels appear to be assisting with search and rescue efforts in the river. 23h ago / 9:07 PM PST Copied Share Law enforcement says American Airlines plane broke into two pieces Tom Costello The regional plane broke into two pieces, law enforcement and emergency sources told NBC Washington.—
Elizabeth Maline,
NBC News,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Hailey Bieber just took the office siren look out of the boardroom and plopped it right on the slopes of Aspen.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Heaps smiled at all that has plopped on his plate in his 30s.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In his final start of 2018, Sabathia plunked Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre in response to the Rays’ Andrew Kittredge throwing behind Austin Romine earlier in the game.—
Peter Sblendorio,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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An opposing hitter was plunked and Collins knew the other team would retaliate.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the quarter, Apple slipped to third place — with about a sixth of the market, according to a Counterpoint research featured by Bloomberg.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The 10-year slipped from a high near 4.8% back to 4.6% over a few days.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Keel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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