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Recent Examples of flotilla
Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection Part of Auberge Resorts Collection since 2020, this landmark resort on the Kohala Coast has more than 300 stylish rooms and suites, three pools, and a Goop store, alongside a flotilla of family-friendly amenities and activities.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
The city did not disappoint, with fans and photographers crowding the Grand Canal — on which the wedding party commuted throughout the weekend aboard a flotilla of classic wooden water
taxis — for a glimpse of the dolce vita pageantry.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
The opening ceremony flotilla docked, the athletes — and Celine Dion — dried off from the rain and the Games began.
—New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
This was the third stop of the Russian flotilla, sent by the country's Pacific Fleet, during its long-distance deployment, which commenced in early October.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
The city did not disappoint, with fans and photographers crowding the Grand Canal — on which the wedding party commuted throughout the weekend aboard a flotilla of classic wooden water
taxis — for a glimpse of the dolce vita pageantry.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
The opening ceremony flotilla docked, the athletes — and Celine Dion — dried off from the rain and the Games began.
—New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
This was the third stop of the Russian flotilla, sent by the country's Pacific Fleet, during its long-distance deployment, which commenced in early October.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
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Garbage trucks, including one featuring a poster cutout of Patrick Mahomes, took down Grand Avenue as part of a convoy of city vehicles traveling the parade route as streets remained closed.—
Bill Lukitsch,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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Hamas fighters armed with assault rifles pushed back the crowds as a convoy of vehicles carrying the three Israeli hostages entered the square.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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These days, Sarvis has a fleet of 45 trucks, engines, water tenders, and brush-clearing equipment.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Since the outbreak of the war with Ukraine, Russia has been subject to the imposition of sanctions from numerous Western countries, with many coming from the U.S. Sanctions targeting on Moscow's shadow fleet, a direct hit to the country's energy sector, were imposed on January 10.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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As Goodwood Revival is still a few months away, Volkswagen Type 2 Split Screen owners are invited to share information about their vehicle for a chance to be featured in the opening parade.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The next year, Sargent and co-star Montgomery served as grand marshals of the Los Angeles Gay Pride parade, the Los Angeles Times shared.—
Justine Fisher,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The United States and its Western allies have sent their navies to protect shipping in the strategic waterway.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The cable that broke on Sunday linked the Latvian town of Ventspils with Sweden’s Gotland island, and was damaged in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone, the Latvian navy said.—
Reuters,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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For the certification, Senate pages carried the Electoral College ballot boxes through the rotunda like caskets in a funeral procession.—
Antonia Hitchens,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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That morning, the French king made his last procession to the Place de la Révolution.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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But Acosta and Epstein’s armada of attorneys — Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, Jay Lefkowitz, Gerald Lefcourt, Jack Goldberger, Roy Black, Guy Lewis and former Whitewater special prosecutor Kenneth Starr — reached a consensus: Epstein would never serve time in a federal or state prison.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
28 Nov. 2018
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Asus launched an armada of new ROG gaming laptops and desktops across its existing brands at CES 2025.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Flotilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flotilla. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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