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Recent Examples of littoral
Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
The Cambodian Ministry of National Defense said in a statement released on Friday that the USS Savannah, a littoral combat ship, will dock in a port city on the Gulf of Thailand from December 16 to 20.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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Adjective
Oceanside’s harbor has long influenced sediment flow within the Oceanside littoral cell.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
The Cambodian Ministry of National Defense said in a statement released on Friday that the USS Savannah, a littoral combat ship, will dock in a port city on the Gulf of Thailand from December 16 to 20.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Noun
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Before 2011, sargassum was mainly found in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America), although small amounts were also sighted in the Caribbean Sea and off the Brazilian coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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What To Know The Indian Navy has issued four firing notices for live weapons drills off the Gujarat coast, just 85 nautical miles from where Pakistan is holding naval exercises in the Arabian Sea, according to India Today, citing unnamed defense sources.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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In April, Trump signed two executive orders aimed at securing critical minerals: one investigating the need for tariffs on mineral imports and another accelerating offshore mining.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Manufacturers like Zar, who invested personally in the machinery and materials to serve a real and dire need, were dropped when the Covid panic subsided in favor of low-cost offshore options.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Three-night pop-up Carbone Beach returns to South Beach for shoreline dining Friday through Sunday.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Examples include beach and shoreline restoration, storm-proofing infrastructure (like utilities), and native forest restoration, among others.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Think of the eastern edge of South America or the coastline around the United Kingdom; these aren’t places with active volcanoes, large earthquakes or other major planetary activity.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such high temperatures are deadly to corals, which protect coastlines from erosion and storms.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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About a two-hour drive southeast of Bangkok, on Thailand’s eastern seaboard, lies a vast 1.3-million-hectare expanse covering three provinces on which rests the country’s ambition of becoming a regional manufacturing powerhouse.—
Gloria Haraito,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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This saw its three-ship task group traveling from the Australian eastern seaboard to the western seaboard via the southern waters.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 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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This 2024 Sneaker Award–winning hiking shoe carried our tester over meadows, state forests, seashores, pavement and prairie-like terrain without aggravating her plantar fasciitis or roll-prone ankles.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
24 Mar. 2025
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For those who enjoy the changing seasons, historic sites, and the Atlantic seashore, a home in the northeastern U.S. is ideal.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On sale April 22, The Waterfront House: Living with Style on the Coast is a colorful tribute to seaside projects from Florida to Antigua, featuring inspiring images of beautiful rooms with shimmering views.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the first half of the 20th century, Benidorm was a small seaside town best known for its tuna fish and orange groves, but by the time Martinez arrived, a budding tourism scene was about to take off, providing him and his family with a ticket to a better life.—
Joshua Korber Hoffman,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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