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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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Recent Examples of marine
Simon Perry, People.com, 8 June 2025
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans Situated on the Mississippi River waterfront of downtown New Orleans, the aquarium is home to thousands of marine animals, many endangered and ranging from penguins and sea otters to jellyfish and seahorses.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Thousands of sailors, marines and coastguardsmen arrive in the Big Apple, kicking off the event with the ceremonial Parade of Ships up the Hudson River on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, and continuing through to Memorial Day with dozens of events planned throughout the city.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Adjective
On the eve of World Oceans Day, Prince William took his environmental mission global — delivering a high-profile speech in Monaco alongside world leaders and fellow royals to address the urgent threat to marine life.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 8 June 2025
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans Situated on the Mississippi River waterfront of downtown New Orleans, the aquarium is home to thousands of marine animals, many endangered and ranging from penguins and sea otters to jellyfish and seahorses.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
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He has been honored as a war hero after stepping on a landmine in Afghanistan while carrying another marine, WTAE reported.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Thousands of sailors, marines and coastguardsmen arrive in the Big Apple, kicking off the event with the ceremonial Parade of Ships up the Hudson River on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, and continuing through to Memorial Day with dozens of events planned throughout the city.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marine
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These moves aim to protect coastlines, secure maritime trade routes, assert oceanic claims, and bolster global influence.—
Sturla Henriksen,
Time,
5 June 2025
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To wit: the scene where Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss perform a fish autopsy on the tiger shark (the movie's red herring, to use more oceanic metaphors), and yank out its guts.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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The current nautical aesthetic that’s taking over the fashion industry, for instance, will feel right at home in wine country.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
12 June 2025
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Rent a bike and enjoy the six-mile ride to Oak Bluffs and its famous gingerbread houses, and don’t miss the Edgartown Village Market, Tuesdays throughout summer, for produce, flowers and handmade artisanal goods like nautical bracelets and pottery.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Park rangers said Bils, who had been hitting balls to his dog using a golf putter, had briefly held up the club in a threatening manner while fleeing from the rangers.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Park rangers located a vehicle owned by the missing hikers, both from Ulster County, at a day-use parking lot the morning of Monday, June 2, Baxter State Park confirmed on a Facebook.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Less than half of our maritime fleet and land vehicles are operational.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The Baltic Sea has relatively narrow waterways, where international maritime boundaries extend 12 miles from the coast, and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) incorporate valuable fishing grounds or offshore wind farms.—
David Mac Dougall,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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The 5,000-ton destroyer is the country’s newest warship and was meant to be a triumph of North Korea’s ambitious naval modernization effort.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The Chinese military has frequently used waterways around Japan—including the Osumi Strait and the Miyako Strait—for naval deployments beyond the First Island Chain.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Netanyahu has overseen a nearly two-year war on Hamas in the wake of the extremist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, during which raiders killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and took 250 hostages.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
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After killing him, Arab raiders had stolen about a dozen cattle, including a fat milking cow.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The veteran broadcaster, who turned 99 last month (and received birthday wishes from William), also shares lighthearted memories from his early days of underwater filming — including struggling to use an old-fashioned diving helmet — before turning to the urgent message of his new film.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The teen was not wearing a life jacket and disappeared after stepping off an underwater shelf, according to a statement from the Austin Police Department cited by the outlet.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 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
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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 18 Jun. 2025.
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