as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore
in the summer, coastal traffic is significantly increased by pods of weekend yachtsmen
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Recent Examples of coastal
There is potential for a coastal storm Thursday and or Friday, but confidence is low.
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Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Animals aside, Everglades National Park has a large number of plants, trees, and landscapes, from coastal mangroves to hardwood forests.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Sharing sand with Grayton Beach State Park means nearly 2,000 biodiverse acres to explore, from beach to coastal forest.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Boston will likely see a couple days with temperatures well above freezing in the coming week and may get a coastal storm heading into the weekend, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Try This Long-Distance Hike in Portugal The Fisherman's Trail is a 12-day coastal walk through Portugal’s wild Alentejo and Algarve regions, offering everything people love about the Camino—minus the crowds.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
The solution targets coastal erosion, flooding, and structural instability while addressing plastic waste at scale.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Most areas will be dry, but isolated coastal showers are possible along the Treasure Coast in the afternoon.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Animals aside, Everglades National Park has a large number of plants, trees, and landscapes, from coastal mangroves to hardwood forests.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Sharing sand with Grayton Beach State Park means nearly 2,000 biodiverse acres to explore, from beach to coastal forest.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Boston will likely see a couple days with temperatures well above freezing in the coming week and may get a coastal storm heading into the weekend, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Try This Long-Distance Hike in Portugal The Fisherman's Trail is a 12-day coastal walk through Portugal’s wild Alentejo and Algarve regions, offering everything people love about the Camino—minus the crowds.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
The solution targets coastal erosion, flooding, and structural instability while addressing plastic waste at scale.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Most areas will be dry, but isolated coastal showers are possible along the Treasure Coast in the afternoon.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastal
offshore
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The pipelines are part of a network that connects the offshore platforms to to an onshore processing plant near Goleta and then further inland.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Almost 50% of European power came from renewables in 2024, and the region has a strong pipeline of solar and on- and offshore wind waiting to be connected to the grid.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Coastal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastal. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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