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Recent Examples of riverboat
Now, don’t be distracted by the white suit and the cigar and the riverboat.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The rig for the riverboat was suspended 10-12 feet from the ground, in order to be able to simulate the movement on the rough water.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The 45-minute riverboat tour occurs every day of the year, weather permitting, and there are miles of beautiful trails for walking or biking through the ancient cypress swamp.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
At first, the company was skeptical that Indiana policymakers would allow riverboat gambling.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The rig for the riverboat was suspended 10-12 feet from the ground, in order to be able to simulate the movement on the rough water.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The 45-minute riverboat tour occurs every day of the year, weather permitting, and there are miles of beautiful trails for walking or biking through the ancient cypress swamp.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
At first, the company was skeptical that Indiana policymakers would allow riverboat gambling.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
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Now, my devotion continues with her newest, Swept Away — a love story about two strangers who get stranded at sea together on a houseboat.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The outlet reported that Fröhlich lived on a houseboat on the Holzhafenufer in the Moorfleet district of Hamburg.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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On the eve of the indictments, Juarez posted to social media a picture of a peaceful scene: Himself on a large motorboat, a silver watch on his wrist, with a yellow and orange sun setting on the horizon behind him.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Smith, 22, fell off a pontoon boat and was dragged into the propeller while on vacation in the Bahamas on May 12, according to AL.com.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Rent pontoon boats to tour the lush 38-mile Inland Waterway that ends in Lake Huron.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
19 May 2025
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According to the Cruise Lines International Association’s 2024 report, the number of younger cruisers has grown over the last two years, with 22% of passengers being millennials and 14% Gen Z.—
Martie Bowser,
Essence,
22 May 2025
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In addition to Illinois, cruisers can also visit Wright sites in another Great Lakes state, Michigan.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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Our first glimpse of the low-lying island, roughly 500 miles south of Cairo, is of a fisherman balancing skillfully atop his rowboat in the bulrushes.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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What to do: Kayak, canoe and boat camping; day hikes and multi-day backpacking and bikepacking trips; wildlife watching.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Stillwater River Boats offers seasonal tours of the St. Croix on an old-fashioned paddleboat, including sightseeing and jazz brunch cruises.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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Enjoy a sunset cruise aboard a paddleboat.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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