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Recent Examples of littoral
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In essence these are littoral mansions.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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Adjective
The emerging ability of sea drones to detect and disable sea mines and spot submarines was supposed to be a core feature of Navy littoral combat ships.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In essence these are littoral mansions.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
Anyone who went to the east African littoral could choose to become Swahili, and many did.
—John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Adjective
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Heat alerts are also in effect on Sunday across the coastal Pacific Northwest from Medford, Oregon, to Seattle.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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From charming bungalows to idyllic waterfront estates, these are the spots making a coastal New England summer well within reach.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Vogue,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Vidanta also operates a second location, VidantaWorld Riviera Maya, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast.—
Carly Caramanna,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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Surrounded by the Kitakami Mountains to the west and opening onto the Pacific Ocean to the east, Kuji sits along the Sanriku coast, where the Pacific Plate dives beneath the North American Plate, creating a major subduction zone that produces frequent and sometimes powerful earthquakes.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Ongoing federal reviews and political scrutiny continue casting uncertainty on the long-term regulatory outlook for offshore wind projects nationwide.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Even though there is still offshore drilling off the California coast, no new offshore drilling leases have been issued in state waters since the Santa Barbara disaster, and there haven’t been new leases in federal waters in about 40 years.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Feldmann’s boat, and finally this flimsy kayak, deliver us to the rocky shore of Greenland and the musk oxen that don’t care about our long, circuitous approach.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
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Tony and Kathy Evers have lived in the Executive Residence for nearly seven years, but to an extent, the governor's mansion on the shores of Lake Mendota doesn't really feel like their home.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Florida's beaches are rightfully famous for their gorgeous white sands and blue waters, but for many visitors, the true treasure lies in the bounty lining the shoreline itself.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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The civilian was instructed to climb down the cliff face to the shoreline before the rock gave way.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the country, but it’s filled with charming small towns, especially along its 400-plus miles of coastline.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Guided walks explore how erosion, tides, and shifting coastlines helped shape one of Florida's most striking landscapes.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Noun
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On France’s Atlantic seaboard, where magnificent beaches have powerful riptides, officials reported a rash of emergencies in the surf, with two drowning deaths on Sunday at popular resorts in the Gironde region in the southwest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Away from the Atlantic seaboard, Cincinnati was only eclipsed by New Orleans, another busy trading hub connected by the nation’s riverboats.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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