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Recent Examples of wharves
In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.
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Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
Maybe wind your way around the neighborhood’s old wharfs and small brick houses; or lock up your bike and check out an exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, then grab lunch at the kitschy crab shack Brooklyn Crab.
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Francesca Carington,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Jan. 2024
His plantations spanned nearly 7,000 acres near the Cooper River, which led to Charleston’s bustling wharves and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
16 June 2023
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.
—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
Maybe wind your way around the neighborhood’s old wharfs and small brick houses; or lock up your bike and check out an exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, then grab lunch at the kitschy crab shack Brooklyn Crab.
—
Francesca Carington,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Jan. 2024
His plantations spanned nearly 7,000 acres near the Cooper River, which led to Charleston’s bustling wharves and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
16 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharves
Noun
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The development includes boat access, docks and community gathering spaces.
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That is the piece that could change how loading docks operate.
Noun
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Sail4th 250 kicks off Friday, featuring 40 vessels representing 40 nations sailing from the Verrazzano Bridge all the way north to the George Washington Bridge and docking at piers on 15 miles of waterfront across the city.
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Spend time kayaking through salt marshes, fishing from ocean piers or on a deep sea charter, touring lighthouses like Old Baldy Lighthouse, birding, sampling local seafood, and visiting historic seaside fishing villages like Southport.
Noun
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Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.
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According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases.
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“Wharves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharves. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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