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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
a rare maritime chart from the 17th century
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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
the city's extraordinary boom is almost entirely due to the increase in maritime commerce
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Recent Examples of maritime
China’s parade also included unmanned maritime combat systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), surface vessels, and mine-laying systems.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
And then there were the unmanned maritime systems.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, the richest, most enduring pleasures here are formal ones, beginning with the exacting still-life compositions and oily, vehement primary hues of Jenkins’ 16mm lensing, which can make a painterly subject of a maritime squall or a mustard-yellow wading boot.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The plan was to create an overland economic belt made up of road, rail and energy infrastructure, as well as a maritime one, through the development of deep-water ports.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
And then there were the unmanned maritime systems.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, the richest, most enduring pleasures here are formal ones, beginning with the exacting still-life compositions and oily, vehement primary hues of Jenkins’ 16mm lensing, which can make a painterly subject of a maritime squall or a mustard-yellow wading boot.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The plan was to create an overland economic belt made up of road, rail and energy infrastructure, as well as a maritime one, through the development of deep-water ports.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maritime
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The nautical cardigan The preppy trend is riding high for fall 2025, which means injecting a bit of knitwear with nautical notes into your everyday wear only makes sense.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2025
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Twin Oast Catawba Island, Ohio Businesses on Catawaba Island tend to lean nautical in their design, but Twin Oast literally draws from its 60-acre farm.—
Kate Bernot,
Outside,
29 Aug. 2025
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This natural formation of limestone rocks is a popular place to look for fish and other marine life, including dolphins.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Scientists have also predicted that such events could become more common due to factors such as global warming, the arrival of invasive marine species, habitat loss of predators, and over-fishing.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Washington has in recent weeks moved several naval assets to Latin America in a bid to counter drug cartels, an operation Caracas said is an effort to drive regime change.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The parade and festival are celebrated every year in Waukegan, a northern suburb along Lake Michigan near Great Lakes naval base, the facility set to be used as a command center for incoming immigration agents.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Research published in 2008 links the seismic activity to a slab of oceanic crust sinking into Earth’s mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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My favorites are the oceanic greens and blues, one of which reminds me of a Rothko.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic's Claude has offered conversation branching for over a year, allowing users to switch between branches with navigational arrow buttons.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, this precarious stretch of sea is known for its quickly changing weather patterns, varying sea levels and complicated navigational realities.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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