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While mugger crocodiles typically inhabit freshwater habitats such as lakes and rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known for their ability to travel between freshwater and marine environments, occasionally appearing along the coast, especially near estuaries or river mouths.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The wooden sculpture, near the public, saltwater Colman Pool, is one of five trolls in the Greater Seattle area designed by the Danish artist Thomas Dambo to celebrate both Scandinavian and Native American traditions.
—Mike Seely, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2024
Even saltwater wood ducks saw the flaws: too short-lived, way too jagged.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
There are ocean gastropods found in the deep sea, saltwater gastropods on coral reefs, freshwater gastropods in lakes, ponds and rivers, and even gastropods that live entirely on land or in tropical rainforests, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The wooden sculpture, near the public, saltwater Colman Pool, is one of five trolls in the Greater Seattle area designed by the Danish artist Thomas Dambo to celebrate both Scandinavian and Native American traditions.
—Mike Seely, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2024
Even saltwater wood ducks saw the flaws: too short-lived, way too jagged.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
There are ocean gastropods found in the deep sea, saltwater gastropods on coral reefs, freshwater gastropods in lakes, ponds and rivers, and even gastropods that live entirely on land or in tropical rainforests, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saltwater
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The crew aboard a converted Navy vessel known as the Okeanos Explorer have since April 8 been mapping and exploring unexplored deepwater regions of Hawaii.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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And while the city’s geopolitical importance may have faded, its deepwater port is increasingly attracting large cruise ships that have been banished from Venice, located roughly two hours southwest.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2025
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Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes on June 23, 2025.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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These findings have huge implications for important underwater ecosystems such as tropical and even deep-sea coral reefs that provide essential habitats and nursery grounds for the young of many marine species.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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These same principles apply across the broader marine agenda.—
Marc Benioff,
Time,
24 June 2025
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Shapiro plans to major in marine biology at the University of California, San Diego.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In Top Gun, Tom Cruise (who famously does all his own stunts) stars as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, a daring naval aviator training at the elite Top Gun school.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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30 June 2025
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With Operation Midnight Hammer—a complex operation involving hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels, several dozen Tomahawk missiles, and 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators—America joined Israel’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.—
NR Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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“Saltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltwater. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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