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
South Korean and French officials also signed agreements to cooperate on nuclear fuel supply chains, jointly invest in an offshore wind project in southern South Korea and to collaborate on critical minerals.
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ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Small craft should exercise caution near inlets and over offshore waters.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The price surge also has had political ramifications for oil production in California, with Trump invoking a Cold War-era law to force the controversial resumption of offshore drilling in the Golden State, citing the need to bolster domestic oil production for national security purposes.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The platform is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, unlike many offshore betting sites.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Small craft should exercise caution near inlets and over offshore waters.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The price surge also has had political ramifications for oil production in California, with Trump invoking a Cold War-era law to force the controversial resumption of offshore drilling in the Golden State, citing the need to bolster domestic oil production for national security purposes.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The platform is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, unlike many offshore betting sites.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 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 5 Apr. 2026.
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