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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
Both campaigns involved large naval fleets carrying troops across the sea.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
These attacks reportedly hit two reservoirs on Sirik Island, where a port and Iranian naval facilities are located.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Full-height windows and the almost-transparent naval architecture seamlessly connect the indoors and out.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
As promised by Toussaint at Deadline’s SXSW London Studio last week, episode 1 features a spectacular naval battle scene in which his character comes up against arch enemy, female admiral Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn).
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
These attacks reportedly hit two reservoirs on Sirik Island, where a port and Iranian naval facilities are located.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Full-height windows and the almost-transparent naval architecture seamlessly connect the indoors and out.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
As promised by Toussaint at Deadline’s SXSW London Studio last week, episode 1 features a spectacular naval battle scene in which his character comes up against arch enemy, female admiral Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn).
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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About one-third of those tickets are going to active military personnel, while the White House and president have another third, and the UFC and its parent company TKO have a bit less than a third to distribute.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Trump’s birthday began with a new round of Israeli military strikes in Beirut, which the country said was in response to projectiles fired by the militant group Hezbollah at Israel.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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After the two action stars famously feuded while working on the Fast & Furious movies and then apparently squashed their beef, Diesel is praising Johnson and his recent performance in The Smashing Machine, the unflinching biopic about mixed martial artist Mark Kerr.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Nov. 2025
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But the threats of sedition charges and courts martial in response are also crazy.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
25 Nov. 2025
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The atmosphere is counter-service utilitarian, and there isn't a bar anywhere in sight.—
Mark DeJoy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Across the tri-service medical corps, encompassing the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the rate of recruitment has consistently struggled to keep pace with separations.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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An amoral existentialist whose backstory becomes clear late in the going, Danny is a former mercenary soldier.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Dec. 2025
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This action was a classic nod to their tag team's mercenary origins.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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