as in coastal
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore
environmentalists adamantly opposed offshore drilling in the area
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Recent Examples of offshore
The country was already recovering from an offshore earthquake and typhoons in the last few months.
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Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
While Indonesia’s latest quakes did not generate tsunami alerts, past events have shown that similar offshore earthquakes can trigger destructive waves.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
As a technical lead, he was assigned as a consultant for Capital One in Bangalore in an offshore development center.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
These elements are critical not just to helping Mexican workers, but to eliminating incentives for companies to offshore American jobs (those being cheap labor and lax enforcement of standards).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
While Indonesia’s latest quakes did not generate tsunami alerts, past events have shown that similar offshore earthquakes can trigger destructive waves.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
As a technical lead, he was assigned as a consultant for Capital One in Bangalore in an offshore development center.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
These elements are critical not just to helping Mexican workers, but to eliminating incentives for companies to offshore American jobs (those being cheap labor and lax enforcement of standards).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for offshore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshore
coastal
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Overall, northern counties and areas along Lake Erie have the best chance for snow, with minor accumulations likely in higher terrain and coastal locations.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, where temperatures stay above 40 degrees, this hybrid of two South African natives blooms all twelve months of the year in coastal gardens.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Offshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshore. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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