as in ship
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 keel
Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
For that matter, the series faces pretty much everything with an even keel and a straight face.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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Noun
The aircraft takes off from its curved center keel, landing the same way.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
For that matter, the series faces pretty much everything with an even keel and a straight face.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
Verb
Otherwise healthy workers keel over at their desks after a long stretch of overtime or after consummating a high-pressure deal, usually from a stroke or heart attack.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keel
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There is still plenty of time to right the ship, starting with a home game Sunday against the 3-8 Titans.C.J. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Michele Herrmann, a Forbes contributor since 2018, is a freelance writer who reports on new hotels and attractions, travel trends, small ship cruising, public transportation, history, ...Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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The long-fragile governing coalition led by the Social Democrats finally collapsed, meaning the country will have new elections in early 2025.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since Musk took over Twitter two years ago, the site has collapsed content guardrails, laid off more than 80% of employees and turned the site's verification badges into a pay-to-play system where users can pay to amplify the reach of their posts.Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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Gary wakes up and notices Parsifal III is heading directly toward another boat.Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a significant drop in Pontoon boat sales due to high interest rates and inflation affecting consumer spending.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Seconds later, the truck races back into view, barreling over Sloan, still crumpled on the ground, and fatally mowing down Carter, who had been standing on the sidewalk.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Videos circulating on social media and verified by NBC News, showed several men watching the strike on Lebanon's capital from a distance, standing by their cars as the building crumples.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Then the 1,000-foot-plus vessel lurched upward and plunged downward even faster, leaving my stomach somewhere on the ceiling.Heather Steinberger, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Winchester Wooden Ammo Box by Vintage Editions The hand crafted Winchester wooden ammo box is designed to hold 500 shells – but the vessel is a work of art itself.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Instead of trapping smart Zelda in the background once again, Echoes uses the difficult puzzles and life-threatening, dark mysteries associated with Zelda games to finally plop its princess in the driver’s seat.Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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In the 1990s and 2000s, stadiums were often standalone venues plopped into urban neighborhoods or surrounded by parking lots.Lee Igel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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But again, everyone on this show is recovering from having an anvil plunked on their head like in Looney Tunes.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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For my detailed analysis of why and how biases get plunked into generative AI, and ways to prompt your way around it, see the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nations slip their bonds If Musk is right that Trump will deliver a new order, and Dugin is right that the globalists have lost, then dusk now falls on that American Century.Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Pulling on his heartstrings works, and Darnell backs down but not without a last word: If Jabari’s grades start slipping, the fight is back on.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Keel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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