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seafaring

[see-fair-ing] / ˈsiˌfɛər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
naval
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This is a player who inherited the Tugboat moniker in his youth because he supposedly looked like a small, seafaring vessel while lumbering around the bases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The Minions, we learn in their latest adventure, were originally a seafaring folk who traveled the oceans in rowboats looking for the most evil and despicable master they could possibly find.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The warmer waters could attract additional seafaring tourists toward California’s shores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

He believes that the war will significantly change the seafaring industry.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Like Darwin, Wallace had also embarked on a seafaring journey—to Brazil—to collect specimens and fossils and had emerged transformed.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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