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Recent Examples of blue-water
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
Its economy and military paled in comparison with the United States’s industrial might, blue-water navy, and network of overseas bases.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Kyle says a teary good-bye to everyone, gets on a boat, and is let out in the deep blue water, heading back to civilization, heading over each rocking swell, not into the future, but somehow into the past.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Alongside the Yanan segment, CCTV also aired images of the Type 055 destroyer Nanchang carrying out a similar mission while operating with the aircraft carrier Liaoning on a blue-water deployment.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
Its economy and military paled in comparison with the United States’s industrial might, blue-water navy, and network of overseas bases.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Noun
Start a volleyball game, cast a line into the deep blue water, or watch the local canoe club's members compete and practice just offshore.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Kyle says a teary good-bye to everyone, gets on a boat, and is let out in the deep blue water, heading back to civilization, heading over each rocking swell, not into the future, but somehow into the past.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-water
Adjective
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Students are schooled in the oceanic environment, first aid, CPR, mutual cooperation, competition techniques and lifesaving methods.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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These hot springs form where water rises through the oceanic crust at high temperatures, up to about 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius).—
Leonardo Macelloni,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As a science journalist and ocean explorer, she's investigated misinformation campaigns on social media, embedded in Alaskan archaeological digs, and contributed to the discovery of deep-sea organisms in the Central Pacific.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Florida Keys are known for drawing large species like swordfish, but landing one of this size requires specialized deep-sea techniques and is considered rare.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Both leaders, however, dismissed questions about what the declaration between New Zealand and Cook Islands meant for Avarua’s earlier deal with Beijing, which covered matters such as deep sea mining, infrastructure and educational scholarships but didn’t contain explicit security elements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Blue-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-water. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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