as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore
red tide had a particularly devastating effect on nearshore shellfisheries
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Recent Examples of nearshore
The nearshore areas of eastern Lake Michigan, including Grand Traverse Bay, have spotty ice coverage.
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Stacey Duford, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
While most of the public experience the shallow, nearshore waters of the lake, sub ecosystems exist with organisms the size of a quarter just a couple hundred feet lower.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Michigan Sea Grant, the sturgeon are nearshore fish that live at water depths of 15-30 feet.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There’s no evidence that Trump’s tariff regime has benefited nearshore countries in the Western Hemisphere at all, Lu said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
To avoid these issues, provide your nearshore employees with robust onboarding and ongoing training tailored to their jurisdictional requirements.
—Jens Erik Gould, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Record breaking green turtle nesting in Florida means more juvenile turtles in the nearshore and inshore waters of the southeastern US states.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works specifically to determine ocean depth, or bathymetry, in shallow, nearshore environments.
—Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The nearshore area of Lake Superior also drops off very quickly, Lusardi said fragments can be anywhere from near the shoreline to 400 feet deep.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Stacey Duford, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
While most of the public experience the shallow, nearshore waters of the lake, sub ecosystems exist with organisms the size of a quarter just a couple hundred feet lower.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Michigan Sea Grant, the sturgeon are nearshore fish that live at water depths of 15-30 feet.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There’s no evidence that Trump’s tariff regime has benefited nearshore countries in the Western Hemisphere at all, Lu said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
To avoid these issues, provide your nearshore employees with robust onboarding and ongoing training tailored to their jurisdictional requirements.
—Jens Erik Gould, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Record breaking green turtle nesting in Florida means more juvenile turtles in the nearshore and inshore waters of the southeastern US states.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works specifically to determine ocean depth, or bathymetry, in shallow, nearshore environments.
—Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The nearshore area of Lake Superior also drops off very quickly, Lusardi said fragments can be anywhere from near the shoreline to 400 feet deep.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearshore
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Head out on a fishing charter Floridian Captain Wayne Senteno of Jax Fishing Charters knows the inshore fishing grounds and offshore hot spots in this part of Florida like the inside of his tackle box.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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On top of that, state and federal rules limit removing sargassum in the ocean, and no offshore barriers have been approved, partly because the seaweed provides habitat to small fish and crustaceans while in the water.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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In the blueberry capital of Georgia, where flat coastal plains stretch out on either side of the road, there’s a good chance travelers will drive past fields of bushy blueberry crops growing in long, monotonous rows.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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The fatalities were the latest among Palestinians in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Nearshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearshore. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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