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 Manus deal also served as a wake-up call for tech investors betting that offshore structures can protect promising Chinese startups from Beijing's reach.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
But more and more teenagers are finding ways to place bets, often using video games or offshore platforms -- but also using legal betting platforms, like prediction markets and sports books, sometimes with the help of older family members.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The administration had also tried, unsuccessfully, to stop construction of five offshore wind projects that were already under development along the East Coast, citing national security concerns that the Defense Department had allegedly raised.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
The morning starts out with a mix of clouds and sunshine and a slight offshore wind could help places like Half Moon Bay warm up to 70 degrees.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
But more and more teenagers are finding ways to place bets, often using video games or offshore platforms -- but also using legal betting platforms, like prediction markets and sports books, sometimes with the help of older family members.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The administration had also tried, unsuccessfully, to stop construction of five offshore wind projects that were already under development along the East Coast, citing national security concerns that the Defense Department had allegedly raised.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
The morning starts out with a mix of clouds and sunshine and a slight offshore wind could help places like Half Moon Bay warm up to 70 degrees.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshore
coastal
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The people killed were the latest fatalities 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.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Police in 2023 uncovered hundreds of bodies buried in a forest in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi region, exhuming mass graves tied to a religious leader accused of starving his followers to death.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Offshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshore. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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