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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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as in ranger
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Recent Examples of marine
Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The company states that movable bridges, such as drawbridges, can cause delays for marine or other traffic when the structures are moved in high heat.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
Shapiro plans to major in marine biology at the University of California, San Diego.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Adjective
Power was restored to nearly half of the 277,000 customers who had lost it and soldiers, marines and the National Guard were helping to remove debris and reopen roads in Guerrero and Oaxaca state where Erick passed through.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The company states that movable bridges, such as drawbridges, can cause delays for marine or other traffic when the structures are moved in high heat.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
So far, Min, who is also an attorney, has advocated for the cap on state and local tax deductions to be lifted, introduced legislation to track marine life along Southern California’s coastline and joined a bipartisan effort to boost wildfire mitigation efforts in shrubland ecosystems.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
Shapiro plans to major in marine biology at the University of California, San Diego.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marine
Adjective
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Cate Blanchett styled a sculptural, oceanic design courtesy of Dilara Fındıkoğlu for the 2025 Serpentine Gallery Summer Party on Tuesday in London.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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National defense in McKinley’s day largely meant preventing invasions—an undemanding task, given the country’s peaceful neighbors and oceanic moats.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Other pieces in the limited-edition collection, which will be available to buy in mid-July, nod to a nautical theme, inspired by the sailor suits Queen Victoria dressed her children in back in the 19th century.—
Monique Jessen,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Hallmarks include nautical stripes, woven raffia, and lightweight knits that work any time of year.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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Although researchers don’t know the whale’s gender, it has been seen in the area since 2013, rangers said.—
Paloma Chavez
July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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His short films focus on a different team of rangers fighting to protect endangered species or guarding areas around the world, and kicked off six weeks ago.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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To excavate our stories and relationships to maritime culture.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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For instance, closing critical maritime routes like the Strait of Hormuz or the Suez Canal can cause transportation delays.—
Skip York,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
11 July 2025
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The expansion of China's naval presence comes as the U.S. is preoccupied with tensions in the Middle East, prompting the repositioning of a pair of aircraft carriers—USS Carl Vinson and USS Nimitz—earlier this year and leaving a naval power gap in the western Pacific.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The show chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Trump is slightly underwater on immigration in the RealClearPolitics polling average, a change from earlier in his second term.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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What was appealing about the 2018 film — its goofy sense of humor, its willingness to cast people like Dolph Lundgren to play an underwater king — is less endearing this time around, especially when the rest of the trappings are so familiar from approximately 15,634,523 other comic-book flicks.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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