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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
Sun said Taiwan has prepared a series of responses if the People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) provocations escalate into acts of war and has detailed plans to counter and survive a potential Chinese naval blockade.
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Eryk Michael Smith, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Alexandria represents a very distinct and dangerous chapter of naval history.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Keith Stewart, a former US naval aviator, noted that the Fujian’s deck layout limits simultaneous takeoffs and landings.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
At the center of the exhibition is a sculpture of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Confederate naval officer and pioneering oceanographer, who stands in front of an enormous bronze globe.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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Eryk Michael Smith, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Alexandria represents a very distinct and dangerous chapter of naval history.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Keith Stewart, a former US naval aviator, noted that the Fujian’s deck layout limits simultaneous takeoffs and landings.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
At the center of the exhibition is a sculpture of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Confederate naval officer and pioneering oceanographer, who stands in front of an enormous bronze globe.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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The Air Force's largest military cargo aircraft was used to lift an amphibious screw tractor to the site to help with ice removal.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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This stamp celebrates the Chinese American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker, Bruce Lee.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bruce Lee The Bruce Lee stamp features a black-and-white painting of the Chinese American martial artist mid kick, conducted by Kam Mak.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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And at Joe’s Pizza, the counter-service classic continues to represent what many locals consider a textbook New York slice—thin, quick and best eaten folded.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The event welcomed high school and community college students, as well as military veterans exploring post-service careers.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Governments have turned to the Kremlin’s private mercenary army, the Africa Corps — formerly known as the Wagner Group — for protection.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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