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as in riverboat
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as in trailer
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Recent Examples of houseboat
Williams, Eleanor, and Kai-Ming get to enjoy not dying and, later, are partying it up on Eleanor’s houseboat.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Note: During the off-season (now), the houseboat is parked in the host’s driveway.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Altemus understood that the houseboat had been financed by Deering, who knew about the men’s relationship—and how Chalfin bred pedigreed Chow Chow dogs.
—Julio Capó Jr. & Helena Gomez, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
This marks a dramatic improvement from previous years, when water levels were so low that houseboats clustered in the center of the lake.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Note: During the off-season (now), the houseboat is parked in the host’s driveway.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Altemus understood that the houseboat had been financed by Deering, who knew about the men’s relationship—and how Chalfin bred pedigreed Chow Chow dogs.
—Julio Capó Jr. & Helena Gomez, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
This marks a dramatic improvement from previous years, when water levels were so low that houseboats clustered in the center of the lake.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboat
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And while the verdant riverside location may seem a little remote, the hotel’s vintage riverboat will get you from A to B faster than trying to navigate Bangkok’s endless traffic jams.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The character of Queenie, a riverboat cook, was originally played by a white actor in blackface.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The people who spent years tracking down Osama Bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks share their stories in the new trailer for American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, a three-part docuseries premiering March 10 on Netflix.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura are forced to run for their lives after robbing the wrong country house in the latest trailer for Apple’s drug ring drama Dope Thief, which dropped on Tuesday.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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Be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning while boating - Carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless, and tasteless toxic gas, has proven to be deadly on open motorboats.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 May 2024
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Some even offer motorboat tows to jump-start your trip.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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Firefighters with the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District rescued a woman and her two dogs Thursday after a tree crushed an RV.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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The settlement includes agreements with NLMK Indiana, U.S. Steel, Walmart and RV Industry Users Group.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The walls are covered with photos and clippings from his stunt days, his crash-test driving for Tesla, and Lia’s once-famous custom powerboat business.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Wyatt, a Canadian powerboat star, is one of the sport’s most promising talents after being recognized as Rookie of the Year at the prestigious F1H20 UIM World Championship in 2024.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The plane, which was contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense, crashed in a rice field about half a mile from a cluster of farmhouses, according to Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster mitigation officer.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The two have also battled over ownership of a Tennessee farmhouse, where Hall had been living after their separation, and both have taken shots at each other over social media.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told Morning Edition that he's been traveling across the state on a pontoon boat, mourning with the families of recently deceased residents and helping those who were displaced.—
Destinee Adams,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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Rent a pontoon boat at Mountain Cove Marina, stop by the Douglas Dam Overlook for panoramic views and exhibits on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s history, or take a picnic to the shoreline and do a little birding.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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Both the Bay Bridge and Francis Scott Key Bridge are under limited restrictions, meaning no house trailers or empty box trailers are allowed to travel through, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2023
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Burglary There was a burglary to a house trailer in the 7300 block of McCormick Boulevard on Jan. 8 in which an unknown person used a pry tool to pry open a door on a mobile trailer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2023
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“Houseboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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