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George Weigel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2019
Like many Freedom-class littoral combat ships, Billings visited several cities and towns in the Great Lakes region before departing for the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2019
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The first training involved a New Zealand P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, while the second one was a joint sail with the U.S. littoral combat ship USS Omaha.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Thanksgiving along the Potomac littoral seemed a little emptier this year without Rob Odle, who died on October 2 after a tough fight with cancer.
—George Weigel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2019
Like many Freedom-class littoral combat ships, Billings visited several cities and towns in the Great Lakes region before departing for the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2019
Noun
There are two types of littoral combat ships, both of which have struggled to perform their original missions, which were to include mine countermeasures, hunting submarines and fighting surface threats close to shore, the General Accountability Office and other agencies have reported.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The first training involved a New Zealand P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, while the second one was a joint sail with the U.S. littoral combat ship USS Omaha.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Noun
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There’s even a Lahaina Street through the heart of Makaha, Endo’s neighborhood along the Waianae coast.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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More than 14 million apartments and houses have a substantial risk of flooding in the next 30 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office — from sea level rise and storm surge along the coasts, to heavy rain and river flooding inland.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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The two companies committed in 2023 to jointly invest up to €15 billion in offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Germany, the UK, and the US.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The split there is a record-making $22.5M in domestic previews Thursday night, while $17.8M has come from the international box office so far in the movie’s first two days of offshore release.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The Sheboygan Breakwater Light is located off the eastern coast of Wisconsin near the city of Sheboygan in Sheboygan County, at the mouth of the Sheboygan River along the Lake Michigan shoreline.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 July 2025
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Just outside of small town Belmont, yellow wildflowers line the entrance of a path where chestnut oak trees shade wild turkeys, blooming snowbell bushes and lake shorelines.—
Abby Pender,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
Noun
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What to Know The NWS has issued multiple heat advisories, excessive-heat warnings and flash-flood alerts across the Central U.S. and parts of the Southeast coastline, many of which are in place until mid-week.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Amidst the larger-than-life developments of other coastlines, the properties here are tiny in comparison.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Other Sharks on the Radar Lower down the Atlantic seaboard, another shark continues to make waves: Contender, currently the largest great white shark tracked by OCEARCH.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Consultations and further testing at six of the country’s preeminent hospitals along the Eastern seaboard confirmed that Dash was battling a neurodegenerative disorder never seen before.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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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
Noun
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National parks currently charge different rates, and only around 100 sites managed by the National Park Service—which also oversees national monuments, historic sites, seashores, and other public lands—require an admission fee to enter.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
7 July 2025
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That was Salem, a different town, haunted by witch trials and slaver fortunes, but all the classic New England coastal markers were laid out: early sunsets, family secrets, bizarre architecture, the distinct gloom and glint of the northern eastern seashore.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
Noun
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McKeown is the showrunner of the limited series set in Newfoundland, Canada’s easternmost province, and centering on a mysterious sea creature terrorizing a remote seaside town.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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Fahy landed the only acting nod for her funny, fierce, and slightly unhinged turn as the impulsive and determined Devon, who travels to an elite seaside town to save her sister (Milly Alcock) from KiKi's clutches.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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