marine 1 of 2

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as in oceanic
of or relating to the sea he loves collecting little marine creatures while at the beach

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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea a collection of marine instruments, including a sextant

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marine

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noun

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Recent Examples of marine
Adjective
True to its name, this is refreshing to apply as hyaluronic acid, aloe, coconut water, and marine actives deliver weightless hydration while chemical UV filters shield from damaging sun rays. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025 Join staff at the saltwater aquarium for a feeding demonstration of marine animal ambassadors. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025
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The twin sightings are a positive sign, indicating the health of the park’s marine ecosystem, the release said. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025 Green Berets are training alongside Mexico’s elite marine infantry units in conventional and nonconventional combat techniques. Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marine
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  • Top Ocean Predators This transition shifted the composition of top predators in the ocean, essentially changing the oceanic food webs of the Late Cretaceous, according to Valentin Fischer of the Université de Liège in Belgium and his colleagues.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
  • In fact, the global population of oceanic sharks and rays has dropped by 71% over the past 50 years.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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  • Sarkis could only surmise that the allegations were related to his tattoos, which included a nautical star on each shoulder, and the names of his parents and his two children, who are ten and thirteen.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
  • From their nautical roots to their current relationships, here's everything to know about Jordon Hudson's parents and siblings.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 May 2025
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  • More than 2,400 National Park Service employees have been laid off or taken buyouts ‒ roughly 10% of the rangers and other workers who keep national parks open to the more than 330 million people who visit them each year.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Some version of Power Rangers has been consistently on air since then, across five networks, spanning nearly 1,000 episodes, and featuring three dozen actors playing the core team of rangers.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • In fact, the final galleries, which explore the Titanic’s legacy and the maritime safety improvements that followed, offer a valuable sense of perspective and progress.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • As of March 1, U.S. vessels only carry 0.4 percent of global tonnage at sea, according to maritime intelligence service Clarksons Research.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • According to the report, these Chinese naval incursions took place in both the PMZ and the waters that are considered within the South Korean sole EEZ.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • The Netherlands quickly followed suit, launching its first one from one of its naval frigates this March.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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  • Remote raids will continue for both features permanently following their introduction, and in-person Max Battle raiders will now earn more Premier Balls and XP than before.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Gus Jaubert, a Frenchman who cooked for Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate raiders, supposedly fed hundreds at these events and became known as the father of Kentucky burgoo (his kettle pots are still on display at Buffalo Trace Distillery).
    Brian Bennett, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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  • This heavy iron absorbed blue light, meanwhile, the red wavelength was absorbed by the water, leaving green light to dominate the underwater view.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The park is also home to California’s first maritime heritage underwater trail, which passes by the barges and boats that now rest below the surface of Emerald Bay.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
  • During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024

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“Marine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marine. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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