as in ships
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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Noun
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More Royal Navy One of the participating Japanese ships was the aircraft carrier JS Kaga.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Unlike in Antarctica or Greenland, there aren’t dozens of expedition ships in the area.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If the restructuring collapses, those investors can pull their money—a potentially catastrophic blow for a company planning to burn through $115 billion by 2029.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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East Chicago city cameras appear to show the two men in an argument before Ramirez collapses.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The triangular chain of reefs and rocks is coveted for its strategic location, bountiful fish stocks, and role as a sanctuary for boats during storms.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Bali Basarnas Office shared a video of their rescue efforts, which included people being put on boats as waters flooded the streets.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to @MT_Anderson, an open-source intelligence analyst on the social media platform X, the Chinese vessels were approximately 144 miles north of Taiwan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Pentagon deployed a flotilla of eight vessels, along with surveillance planes and an attack submarine.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Outside, seagulls squawk; a crane lifts sand and plops it on a boat.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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That takes me right out of the alternative world of Alien and plops me down into our own.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That answer will likely dictate whether XRP enters a new growth phase or slips back into another stretch of uncertainty.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beat out Luke Gifford in practice or Gifford’s play slips?—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As if that isn’t enough, Isa’s plunks a tamarind-coated straw and a gummy snack on top.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Several videos begin with Taddese’s friend, who wore a white shirt and gray pants, pushing a persondown as that individual trips him.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Bora Bora, trips with Bora Diving Center (by Eleuthera) are another good bet for seeing mantas and schooling eagle rays within the famous lagoon.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Keels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keels. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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