as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore temperatures are moderated by an alongshore current

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  • Sometimes these tipping points arrive at a national scale, such as in the elimination of coal power or the uptake of offshore wind.
    Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Getty Images What To Know SpaceX's expansion plan includes building out infrastructure for Starship, its fully reusable launch system, and could involve landing operations at Kennedy Space Center or on offshore drone ships.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • There are kangaroo paws, California lilac, white rockrose, coastal rosemary and mat rushes.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Alongshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alongshore. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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