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Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said building the high-tech warships may be easier than crewing them – because modern warships need young sailors to take on complex tasks, and that requires extensive training.
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, China now has 234 warships, surpassing the U.S. total of 219.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
At its core, this is a painting about fading: H.M.S. Temeraire was a majestic old warship that had played an important part in the Battle of Trafalgar three decades earlier but, eventually, became militarily obsolete and had to be scrapped for parts.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The development of a drone-carrier warship could alter strategic calculations in the Persian Gulf and beyond.
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Manned by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's navy, the Shahid Bagheri carries multiple squadrons of drones, helicopters, and cruise missiles.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, China now has 234 warships, surpassing the U.S. total of 219.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
At its core, this is a painting about fading: H.M.S. Temeraire was a majestic old warship that had played an important part in the Battle of Trafalgar three decades earlier but, eventually, became militarily obsolete and had to be scrapped for parts.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The development of a drone-carrier warship could alter strategic calculations in the Persian Gulf and beyond.
What to Know
Manned by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's navy, the Shahid Bagheri carries multiple squadrons of drones, helicopters, and cruise missiles.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warship
Noun
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Infected rats likely brought the disease from steamships to the shore.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Fitzcarraldo Year: 1982 Runtime: 2h 37m Director: Werner Herzog Werner Herzog set out to make a movie about a man who was insane enough to try and move a steamship over land from one river to another and Herzog himself was insane enough to actually try and replicate it.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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Last winter, after a Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk crashed into the bay, the helicopter was lifted from 15 feet of water and stabilized on a barge.—
Kristina Davis,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The top to-do item for Blue Origin is flying New Glenn again—and recovering the giant rocket's first stage by landing it on an autonomous landing barge (named Jacklyn for Bezos' mother).—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
12 Feb. 2025
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The measures quickly disrupted the flow of sanctioned Russian oil to China and India, with millions of barrels now left floating on tankers as few want to risk American enforcement actions.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The vessels in question are not modern, but rather are primarily aging fuel tankers.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Feb. 2025
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Nassau had no men-of-war ships, and Trott’s stone fort was still a building site.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2024
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My hundred-and-forty-foot man-of-war sought to make the first mission to the South Pole, a feat that would bring pride to England.—
Mike O’Brien,
The New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2023
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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To be sure, Nvidia could right the momentum ship this week.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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And we are not finished’: Buffett wrote in his letter to investors, describing Berkshire’s reinvestment strategy STRATEGIES + ADVICE In times of crisis, business leaders need to quickly be able to cope and right the ship.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Philippines has ordered 10 vessels from South Korea's Hyundai heavy Industries, with the first—a corvette—expected to be delivered to the Southeast Asian country's navy this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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What To Know The Russian Pacific Fleet announced on Monday that two corvettes, the Rezky and the Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, and a fleet oiler, the Pechenga, have departed from their Far Eastern naval base in the city of Vladivostok for a long voyage.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warship. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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