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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Recent Examples of keels
Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels. —Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keels
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As the world awaits a resolution on the fate of the Strait of Hormuz -- one of the most vital global trade routes -- the seafarers who have been stranded for weeks aboard ships and tankers on either side of the waterway are desperate for answers.— Desiree Adib, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Iranian media said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was bringing two ships to Iran after seizing them in the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Associated Press.— Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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But measurement collapses this superposition, yielding one definitive outcome.— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
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Like a proto-Christopher Nolan film, Raphael collapses the second into the minute into the day, and then doubles the scene over itself through a reflection in water.— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The younger two brothers float paper boats in the kitchen sink and Jeremy plays along, sprinkling flour on their heads—but making the kitchen a total mess.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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The town, home to roughly 20,000 residents, sits near the Wisconsin border, where people can show up on their boats for waterfront dining and admire the work of the circa-1931 lift bridge, one of the few still in operation.— Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
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My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship.— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by.— Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
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The Indian ship was one of two vessels bearing that country’s flag that came under fire by the IRGC Navy on Saturday.— Max Rego, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
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Trump has demanded that vessels again be allowed to transit unimpeded.— Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
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The series’ opening scene plops audiences in the middle of the Dardanos’ dysfunction, as Linda, presiding over her own mother’s hospital room, screeches that her children should bear witness to their terminally ill nonna’s final days—even to her urinary incontinence.— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
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Fergus sends his sons first, but Henry-Christian slips off his brother’s back and falls.— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a compact coffee table that slips under the seat and turns into a makeshift tray.— Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
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Each January, Stoever makes a maximum contribution to a Roth IRA and plunks another chunk of cash in a solo 401(k).— Ryan Ermey Lauren Shamo, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
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