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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
This has included more frequent air and naval crossings over the centerline of the strait, multiple live-fire encirclement exercises to simulate a blockade scenario, unprecedented missile tests over the island, and regular intrusions of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
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Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
The American naval force that has deployed off Venezuela’s coast is not designed for occupation.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
In response, the Biden Administration, invoking the threat posed by the Houthis to freedom of navigation, launched a wave of air strikes on Yemen and dispatched a naval fleet to reopen the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The staff — all the way up to the captain — have no such luxury, and will just have to be polite and soldier on, if that is the right phrase for naval personnel.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
The American naval force that has deployed off Venezuela’s coast is not designed for occupation.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
In response, the Biden Administration, invoking the threat posed by the Houthis to freedom of navigation, launched a wave of air strikes on Yemen and dispatched a naval fleet to reopen the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The staff — all the way up to the captain — have no such luxury, and will just have to be polite and soldier on, if that is the right phrase for naval personnel.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
Adjective
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There were also drone sightings at the air stations and soldier barracks throughout Denmark, where there are fighter jets and military transport aircraft.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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But in the summer of 2023, when Fedorov first suggested his system of gamification, top military brass rejected the concept.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ian, an 28-year-old amateur mixed-martial-arts fighter who lives in the Pacific Northwest, had success using powdered kratom leaf to kick a heroin and Oxycodone addiction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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After all, that martial label was good enough from George Washington to Harry Truman.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the day, the counter-service café will serve Chihuahuan-style burritos like chile relleno with refried beans or chicken in mole negro, pastries like yuzu cream conchas, single-origin coffee, and flour tortillas available by the dozen.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Skunk Works is investing the funds and manpower necessary to build and test survivable systems to meet customers’ evolving needs while broadening alignment with new tri-service architectures and global requirements as they are defined, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Earth hires a mercenary company that gamifies the eviction process.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The relevance of The Lord is impossible to ignore, especially in the character of a British journalist, who is extremely detached and mercenary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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