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Recent Examples of flotilla
Our vessel is the longest in the flotilla at 55 feet, and it is truly designed for sailing.
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Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The coffin was later paddled — in a traditional canoe flotilla — along the river to Taupiri Mountain, the final resting place of the king and other high-profile Maori, according to CNN.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
As the coverage returned to the flotilla on the River Seine and Team USA floated across, the hosts were thrilled about the Beyoncé appearance.
—NBC News, 27 July 2024
Russia’s deployment of a naval flotilla to Cuba on Wednesday was generally consistent with routine military posturing by Moscow — with one exceptional detail, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security advisor, told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
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Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The coffin was later paddled — in a traditional canoe flotilla — along the river to Taupiri Mountain, the final resting place of the king and other high-profile Maori, according to CNN.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
As the coverage returned to the flotilla on the River Seine and Team USA floated across, the hosts were thrilled about the Beyoncé appearance.
—NBC News, 27 July 2024
Russia’s deployment of a naval flotilla to Cuba on Wednesday was generally consistent with routine military posturing by Moscow — with one exceptional detail, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security advisor, told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
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In one incident on Saturday, a convoy of 109 UN aid trucks was looted at gunpoint.Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Our convoy quickly veered off onto a dirt track, heading deeper into Darfur.Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Natural Gas Services Group continues to focus on renting larger horsepower compressors and optimizing its existing fleet to improve profitability.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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China is the world’s second-largest domestic aviation market after the U.S. Boeing has said China will more than double its commercial airplane fleet and need 8,830 new planes by 2043.Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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San Jose’s Veterans Day parade, set to start at noon, will go on, rain or shine.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The Irish theater company had previously staged a yearly Halloween parade in Dublin beginning in 2013, but there was none planned for this year, per The Independent.Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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This new Type 093 variant is expected to enhance the Chinese navy's anti-surface warfare capability and could provide a land-attack option if equipped with cruise missiles, with China placing a high priority on modernizing its submarine force, the report said.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The navy, check, and red stripe stocking brings classic colors to your holiday display with a touch of blue plaid.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the following musical number, a grand procession through the streets of Mexico City, also functions as a plea to the viewer — to buy in, to accept the film’s idiosyncratic world, one where Rita quickly gets entangled with a drug lord (Karla Sofía Gascón) seeking gender-affirming surgery.Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Mexican Grand Prix had been the most boring race on the calendar for years—a procession of tire preservation with little-to-no overtaking or risk taking.Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The development of this corridor would also allow China to circumvent the Strait of Malacca in the face of the formidable armada that the United States and its allies are building.Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2023
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There’s also space aboard for a small armada of water toys and tenders, plus accommodations below decks for up to 45 crew and support staff.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Flotilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flotilla. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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