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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
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
India already operates two squadrons of Rafale fighter jets and last year signed a deal to purchase 26 marine variants of the stealth fighter for the navy.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Chaewon Chung
december 11, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Modernizing Core Capabilities The company’s roots span chemicals, hydrocolloids, gelatin, functional proteins, collagen peptides, technical textiles, chemicals, marine, insurance and real estate.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat operation has projected adding thousands of jobs in Groton as well as Rhode Island, and the campus has specialized programs in marine sciences and maritime studies.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
India already operates two squadrons of Rafale fighter jets and last year signed a deal to purchase 26 marine variants of the stealth fighter for the navy.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
After the multi-year marine heatwave hit the North Pacific in late 2013, warmer ocean temperatures that followed not only stressed kelp but also worsened the spread of sea star wasting disease that wiped out sunflower sea stars — one of the purple urchin’s main predators.
—Chaewon Chung
december 11, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Modernizing Core Capabilities The company’s roots span chemicals, hydrocolloids, gelatin, functional proteins, collagen peptides, technical textiles, chemicals, marine, insurance and real estate.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marine
Adjective
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Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dogfish have fewer electroreceptors than many open-water species such as blacktips and oceanic whitetips, which are susceptible to longlines meant for tuna and swordfish.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Miami-Dade County may make noisy nautical nightlife a no-no.—
Douglas Hanks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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All that juice means this GranSport can dart to a max speed of 20 knots, with a cruising speed of 18 knots, while also delivering an up to 600-nautical-mile range.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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Less than an hour from Palm Springs, the Joshua Tree Visitors Center near the west entrance stays busy as the main hub for info, water refilling, souvenirs, and ranger tours.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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The pic explores Aragorn’s adventures as a ranger, specifically his quest to capture Gollum between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring, tracking him to keep the Ring’s location from Sauron.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This layering isn’t normally what happens in maritime snowpack.—
Annette McGivney,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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Learn how volunteers play vital role in advancing AMM’s mission to educate youth and adults on maritime heritage of Annapolis and ecology of Chesapeake Bay.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Still, experts say, in naval combat, the larger force usually prevails.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Last September, French naval forces boarded another oil tanker off the French Atlantic coast that President Emmanuel Macron also linked to the shadow fleet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Taopiaopiao release centers on an underperforming local police unit that fabricates minor cases to pad its record, only to uncover a genuine criminal conspiracy after a burst water main exposes a gang of tomb raiders posing as repair workers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vestar was born in 1988 during private equity’s first boom, the same year a brash NYC firm known as Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts took down mighty RJR Nabisco for $25 billion ($70 billion in today’s terms), back when deals were called LBOs and dealmakers were known as corporate raiders.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Your sign’s financial sector has reactive influences, and good decisions are seldom made when Universal stars are underwater.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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As navies race to expand their underwater presence, autonomous systems are becoming central to maritime strategy.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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If the bill passes, and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new name.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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If the bill passes and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new airport name.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Marine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marine. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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