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 jobs lost from an offshore wind cancellation may exceed those created by private industry, except those needed for the data center buildout.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Trump has been hostile to renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, and prioritizes fossil fuels for electricity.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The company is leading the way with the world’s first nature-inclusive floating offshore wind farm.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The city is exploring closer offshore sand sources, and also recently tested gray sand from British Columbia to see how the grains meshed near the lifeguard headquarters.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Trump has been hostile to renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, and prioritizes fossil fuels for electricity.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The company is leading the way with the world’s first nature-inclusive floating offshore wind farm.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The city is exploring closer offshore sand sources, and also recently tested gray sand from British Columbia to see how the grains meshed near the lifeguard headquarters.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshore
coastal
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Along the Norwegian coast, the daily departures of Hurtigruten and Havila Voyages function as working coastal ferries, carrying mail, cars, and locals between small ports from Bergen to Kirkenes.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Similar disruptions from jellyfish swarms have also affected other coastal plants, including Torness in Scotland in 2011 and Shimane in Japan, which, like France’s reactors, rely on seawater drawn directly from the coast for cooling.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Offshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshore. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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