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Recent Examples of deckhand
Christopher recalls a vessel with a deckhand in withdrawal.
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C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
During his run on the show, Franco was cast as one of the series’ many villains for his rude treatment of the other deckhands and stews.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
In February 2022, the Outlaw Ocean Project reporters boarded a Chinese squid jigger on the high seas near the Falkland Islands, where an 18-year-old Chinese deckhand nervously begged to be rescued, explaining that his and the rest of the workers’ passports had been confiscated.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
The job description for deckhands has expanded considerably.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
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C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
During his run on the show, Franco was cast as one of the series’ many villains for his rude treatment of the other deckhands and stews.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
In February 2022, the Outlaw Ocean Project reporters boarded a Chinese squid jigger on the high seas near the Falkland Islands, where an 18-year-old Chinese deckhand nervously begged to be rescued, explaining that his and the rest of the workers’ passports had been confiscated.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
The job description for deckhands has expanded considerably.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deckhand
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After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Her blockbuster 2014 holiday movie, Unbroken followed Olympian Louis Zamperini turned WWII pilot, who spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
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On the morning of D-Day, the English seamen were issued with cream duffle coats, which by the end of the day were blood red.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Boylan, who had not ordered a roving night watch as people slept, was convicted in 2023 of seaman’s manslaughter and sentenced in May to four years in federal prison.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Kelley has been performing under the stage name Harpy Daniels since 2013 and has performed in drag for their shipmates since at least 2017, while Trump was in office.Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Many have no grave to call their own, entombed beneath the seas in the arms of their shipmates.The Editors, National Review, 27 May 2024
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Many are more in-depth, though, including one that follows a young sailor trying to rescue their father and learning to stand on their own feet without him.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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The current flag depicts a farmer and a sailor flanking an image of moose beneath a tree on a dark blue backdrop.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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When Paris hosted the Games in 1900, a pair of Dutch rowers asked a French boy to be their coxswain.Jenna West, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Another Los Gatos boat that claimed silver medals was the Women’s Under 15 Quad-x with a coxswain.Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
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The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning and high surf advisory across the coast in Northern California, calling the ocean conditions hazardous, especially for inexperienced mariners and those operating small vessels.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Third-party ship management is a growing part of the maritime industry, said Capt. Ashok Pandey, a master mariner and associate professor of maritime business at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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The club is replete with oil paintings of many of Britain’s most important seafarers and each year hosts Cowes Race Week, the country’s sailing equivalent to Wimbledon.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
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Also, when these seafarers are out at sea, they are really isolated.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Career navigators and navigator organizations are central to these approaches.Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Consult with financial navigators at patient support groups to manage debt and credit troubles.Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deckhand. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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