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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
In response, Britain sent a strong naval expedition into Danish waters which, from September 2-5 1807, bombarded Copenhagen.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
As naval vessels filled the Delaware River that day, crowds amassed along the shorelines to cheer.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
For one, the main launch platforms for the cruise missile are naval vessels -- most commonly submarines -- and bomber aircraft, neither of which Ukraine possesses.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
But with American naval forces gathering off Venezuela's coast, fears are intensifying over what this growing show of force could mean for the prisoners — trapped between fragile diplomacy and the prospect of armed confrontation.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
As naval vessels filled the Delaware River that day, crowds amassed along the shorelines to cheer.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
For one, the main launch platforms for the cruise missile are naval vessels -- most commonly submarines -- and bomber aircraft, neither of which Ukraine possesses.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
But with American naval forces gathering off Venezuela's coast, fears are intensifying over what this growing show of force could mean for the prisoners — trapped between fragile diplomacy and the prospect of armed confrontation.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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The palace officials assured them the president was there, hashing out a plan with his military and Russian and Iranian advisers to confront the advancing rebel forces.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, hundreds of people were killed in days of violence in southern Syria, which began with clashes between members of the Druze minority group and Bedouin tribes and subsequently drew a military intervention.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Launched in 1987, Street Fighter is a series of fighting games revolving around intense one-on-one battles between a diverse lineup of martial artists.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kerr was a mixed martial artist who fought from 1997 to 2009, winning four ADCC World Championships in his career.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
6 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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