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Recent Examples of scull
Will Brantley,
Field & Stream,
1 June 2023
Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all.
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BostonGlobe.com,
21 Oct. 2019
Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events.
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Bill Roth,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2019
The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green.
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Don Markus,
baltimoresun.com,
16 July 2017
Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise.
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David Whiting,
Orange County Register,
24 May 2017
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
19 Dec. 2025
Additionally, champions will be decided in mixed team events in artistic gymnastics and double sculls in coastal beach sprint rowing on Day 11, with mixed team events in table tennis on Day 15.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
12 Nov. 2025
Rollover Boat Blind Sneak boat or scull boat hunting was a popular method of shooting ducks during the market-hunting days.
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Joe Genzel,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2024
His sister Alie was a 2020 Olympic rower in the quadruple sculls.
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Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 July 2024
Another stellar option is scull caps.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Others prefer a quieter approach with an electric trolling motor, or perhaps even drifting with river currents and steering with a sculling paddle.
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Will Brantley,
Field & Stream,
1 June 2023
Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all.
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BostonGlobe.com,
21 Oct. 2019
Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events.
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Bill Roth,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2019
The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green.
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Don Markus,
baltimoresun.com,
16 July 2017
Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise.
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David Whiting,
Orange County Register,
24 May 2017
Noun
There’s also the use of sculls often, such as a building shaped in the likeness of a skullhead.
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Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
19 Dec. 2025
Additionally, champions will be decided in mixed team events in artistic gymnastics and double sculls in coastal beach sprint rowing on Day 11, with mixed team events in table tennis on Day 15.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
12 Nov. 2025
Rollover Boat Blind Sneak boat or scull boat hunting was a popular method of shooting ducks during the market-hunting days.
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Joe Genzel,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2024
His sister Alie was a 2020 Olympic rower in the quadruple sculls.
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Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 July 2024
Another stellar option is scull caps.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scull
Verb
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The actors learned how to sail and how to row and the boat’s 26-man crew were dressed as extras and incorporated into the movie.
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Pfendler, a Grand Canyon river rafting guide, became the first American woman and fastest person to successfully row solo across the mid-Pacific region, from California to Hawaii.
Noun
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Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.
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But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.
Verb
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Eventually, Paolasin's family was able to grab the attention of a kayaker, who paddled over to retrieve her.
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Cradled in her arms, the newborn suckles eagerly, its tiny paws paddling the air with every gulp.
Noun
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Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.
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The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation.
Verb
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Weather permitting, equipment is available so guests can kayak or paddleboard on the lake.
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Ride a bike, stretch in a sculpture garden, and kayak a bayou.
Noun
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The drugs were thought to have been brought over by dinghy from Anzio on the mainland, police said.
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His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.
Verb
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For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.
Noun
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That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.
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The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.
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“Scull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scull. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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