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submarine

[suhb-muh-reen, suhb-muh-reen, suhb-muh-reen] / ˌsʌb məˈrin, ˈsʌb məˌrin, ˌsʌb məˈrin /


NOUN
sandwich
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Floating dry docks are structures that can be submerged to allow a ship or submarine to enter.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

No action is to be taken against an Iranian man who tried to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base earlier this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

UC-30 was carrying 18 mines and six torpedoes, leaving the submarine packed with explosives.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Just over a month prior, China had test-fired a submarine ballistic missile with a dummy nuclear warhead with the capacity to reach the U.S. from Chinese coastal waters, raising alarms across the Pacific region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

And the bigger the hole got, the faster the boat sank, as if it were tired of being a boat and wanted to try being a submarine.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

U.S. and British forces have spotted Russian attack submarines in Irish waters at least twice since 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Trade and defence procurement: Canada has been on a "buy European" spree of late, purchasing German attack submarines, for example, and airborne early-warning planes from Sweden's Saab.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

German submarines attempted to approach British vessels unseen and destroy them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

"How are we going to be at war with Canada? They're going to take their two set submarines from the Edmonton Mall and sic them on us?"

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The four Soviet submarines, with their special weapons, remained on patrol in the warm waters east of Cuba.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The historical odds will be against the Nets, who have been submarined by Durant’s January knee sprain, Harden’s February departure and Irving’s part-time availability because of his unvaccinated status.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022

Theoretically, those Sunday figures could be submarined by a handful of meaningless rounds where Finau was never in the tournament mix.

From Golf Digest ● Feb. 3, 2020

Twice in the last six weeks, Johnson has submarined the Lakers by being out front without being up front.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2019

You can imagine my disappointment when the performance was submarined by a microphone mishap, one that introduced unexpected, tinny plonks to the mix and seemingly pushed the British star out of tune.

From The Verge ● Feb. 16, 2016

Neither is it possible to utilise notes which were submarined or lost in over-worked post offices.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott

The Cyclones shot 32% in the second half, submarining their own cause further by turning the ball over 18 times.

From Fox News ● Mar. 26, 2022

Quisenberry, a submarining closer with a world-class wit, won five Rolaids Relief Man awards for the Royals in the 1980s.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

Chicago had the bases loaded with one out when submarining right-hander Tyler Rogers caught Willson Contreras looking at an 84 mph fastball on a 3-2 count.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2021

Wall’s health problems sabotaged the 2017-18 season, they are submarining the ongoing 2018-19 season, and now they threaten the 2019-20 campaign 10 months before it will officially begin.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2019

But instead I am this sphere of darkness submarining through the halls.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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