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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
One effect of this transformation may be an expanding great-power naval race.
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Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
Even as Cheng met Xi, Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels continued operating around Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese officials.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
But the naval blockade has prevented dozens of Iranian tankers off the coast from moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 9 May 2026
The gains come as Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, signaling the naval blockade will remain in place until a broader nuclear agreement is reached.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2026
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Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
Even as Cheng met Xi, Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels continued operating around Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese officials.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
But the naval blockade has prevented dozens of Iranian tankers off the coast from moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 9 May 2026
The gains come as Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, signaling the naval blockade will remain in place until a broader nuclear agreement is reached.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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America’s reckless military adventure continues.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The passenger is currently being isolated at Gómez Ulla Hospital, a military hospital in Madrid.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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In the case of mixed martial artists Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey, who meet at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Saturday in Netflix’s first live MMA broadcast, the rust has been gathering for far longer.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The martial artist, 61, worked with the late rapper on two films — 2000's Romeo Must Die and 2003's Cradle 2 the Grave.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Head to the former gas station that is Joe’s or the counter-service joint Slap’s.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The counter-service operation blends methods from across the Carolinas.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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The plot is based around a routine jury site visit that turns deadly when a mercenary kill team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search of a secret ledger detailing citywide corruption.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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The recent series of events—none of which, on their face, are as dramatic as an armed uprising of mercenary fighters—has created a sense that the political system is at once tightly controlled and utterly rudderless.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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