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Recent Examples of littoral
Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
The Santa Barbara, one of the newest littoral combat ships, was visiting Manama, Bahrain, when the change of command occurred was announced.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
And Europe needs persistent, long term efforts to help Ukraine strengthen its capacity to preserve its control of its coastline and counterbalance Russia, in partnership with other littoral states.
—Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
The American littoral combat ships are currently being armed with the Naval Strike Missile, which strikes targets at sea 115 miles away.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
In the days after the collision between the Chinese military vessels, the U.S. deployed the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Higgins and the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati into the South China Sea for a freedom of navigation operation.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
The Santa Barbara, one of the newest littoral combat ships, was visiting Manama, Bahrain, when the change of command occurred was announced.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
And Europe needs persistent, long term efforts to help Ukraine strengthen its capacity to preserve its control of its coastline and counterbalance Russia, in partnership with other littoral states.
—Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
The American littoral combat ships are currently being armed with the Naval Strike Missile, which strikes targets at sea 115 miles away.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Adjective
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There is potential for a coastal storm Thursday and or Friday, but confidence is low.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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The Crew-11 astronauts will also have to splashdown off the Florida coast before then.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The weather service's Storm Prediction Center has placed Austin and areas east toward the Texas coast under a level 1 out of 5 risk for isolated severe thunderstorms that could include hail, damaging winds or even a tornado.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tourism and recreation alone account for 47% of the economic output—almost 10 times the economic benefit of offshore oil drilling, Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, said.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated January 6,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The president is shutting down offshore wind, which is going to raise electric rates.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The blocks support shoreline reinforcement and flood-resilient infrastructure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, city officials have ramped up cleaning efforts in the park by having crews pressure wash walkways, disinfect areas where swans gather on the shoreline and remove feeders.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Associated Press reported that the grim discovery underscores the tactics used by criminal groups competing for control of territory and trafficking routes, especially along the country’s coastline.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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But as millions of sun-hungry travelers pack their bags for Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum this winter, remember there are still pockets of secluded paradise to be found and cherished along Mexico’s Caribbean coastline.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Cardinal became the only FBS team to play in five time zones this season, from Hawaii to the Eastern seaboard, including road trips to Virginia, Miami, and North Carolina.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
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Canada’s outbreak started in October 2024 in New Brunswick, a province on the country’s eastern seaboard.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
10 Nov. 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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In fact, your desire to expand your perception of the world, the universe and of your purpose has likely been shifting like the sands of the beach, spinning on the foamy seashore.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.—
Jeffrey C. Hallo,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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