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Recent Examples of oceangoing
As of September 2024, Drewry Airfreight Insights calculated that air cargo costs 5.6 times more to ship than its oceangoing counterpart.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
The Chinese navy, currently the largest in the world by hull count, has recently reached a major milestone by equipping each of three fleets with an oceangoing hospital ship, which experts claim can be deployed simultaneously to support different combat fronts.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Song Hang was launched in 2017 as China's first oceangoing fishery survey ship.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
The Chinese navy, currently the largest in the world by hull count, has recently reached a major milestone by equipping each of three fleets with an oceangoing hospital ship, which experts claim can be deployed simultaneously to support different combat fronts.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Song Hang was launched in 2017 as China's first oceangoing fishery survey ship.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceangoing
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Rivera Lynch, who was born in Milwaukee, lived with his dad in Middleburg, Fla., where the father is a command information system security manager at the nearby naval air base.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Since December, Moscow has sought ties with the new government in a bid to preserve its strategic military bases there, especially the Tartus naval base.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Several seagoing outfits on Islamorada offer day trips to two other fascinating state parks: History filled Indian Key and the botanical wonders of Lignumvitae Key.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
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Meanwhile, post-doc Derek Tittensor has taken a broader view, looking at the worldwide distributions of over 11,500 seagoing species in 13 groups, from mangroves and seagrasses, to sharks, squids, and corals.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
28 July 2010
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“Oceangoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceangoing. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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