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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
Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
If reports are true, this could be a game-changer for China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which has limited blue water assets.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
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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
Purple wildflowers stick out of mossy grass, and the electric-blue water and white sand look more Caribbean than Arctic.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
If reports are true, this could be a game-changer for China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which has limited blue water assets.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-water
Adjective
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Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dogfish have fewer electroreceptors than many open-water species such as blacktips and oceanic whitetips, which are susceptible to longlines meant for tuna and swordfish.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Treat yourself to a deep-sea fishing charter for memories that will last forever.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Researchers initially set out to investigate cold seeps, deep-sea areas where methane and other chemical emissions from the ocean floor sustain microbial life.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One of the classiest hotels in New York, and a refuge of elegant tranquillity in a sea of activity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Camelina, rosehip, sunflower, and sea buckthorn oils add omega fatty acids and antioxidants to support elasticity and suppleness, while vitamin E provides an extra layer of antioxidant protection for skin that’s feeling thin or dry.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Blue-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-water. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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