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Recent Examples of littoral
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Among them are a littoral combat ship, four minesweepers, and six water patrol craft, the official said.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Last year, for example, Congress required the purchase of multiple items the Pentagon does not need or want, such as C-130J cargo planes, P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft, and littoral combat ships.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The 418-foot vessel will take a berth later this year at Naval Station San Diego, now home to 16 littoral combat ships.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2024
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Noun
These formations of algae grow at the bottom of a body of water and detach, surfacing and posing a distinct littoral threat.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Among them are a littoral combat ship, four minesweepers, and six water patrol craft, the official said.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Last year, for example, Congress required the purchase of multiple items the Pentagon does not need or want, such as C-130J cargo planes, P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft, and littoral combat ships.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The 418-foot vessel will take a berth later this year at Naval Station San Diego, now home to 16 littoral combat ships.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Adjective
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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
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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
Noun
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In the Atlantic, a tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west African coast in the next couple of days.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most settlements on its coast were washed away.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Though not native to the Gulf of Mexico, the pythons have adapted, and will sometimes strangle an offshore drilling rig in their powerful coils.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wind giant Ørsted sues White House Energy giant Ørsted and two US states sued the White House over its obstruction of a near-complete offshore wind farm, part of the administration’s move away from renewables.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the shoreline’s clarity diminishes, Berry stressed the importance of this research for conservation efforts, especially doing it collaboratively.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is nothing quite like the view from Monterey Bay—jagged coastline and evergreens framing a strip of blue.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Chilean Patagonia has more than 60,000 miles of coastline, more than 40,000 islands, and more than 200,000 acres of glaciers—much of which is only accessible by boat or helicopter.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Erin is moving closer to the Eastern seaboard, bringing dangerous rip currents and flood risks that have prompted evacuation orders and states of emergency in two North Carolina counties.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
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Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.—
Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin,
WSJ,
25 Mar. 2022
Noun
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Being a seashore town, Santander gets its pick of fresh seafood.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Pair reading with trips to the zoo, planetarium, county or state fair, or natural outdoor settings like forests, lakes and seashores.—
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria,
Boston Herald,
20 July 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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