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Recent Examples of seaport
From there, the series dials back to 1988 to the tiny seaport town of Grimsby, several hours north of London.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Visitors often arrive for the seaport and stay to shop, drawn by the compact walkability and distinctly New England character.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
The Port of Jebel Ali, which is located 20 miles south of Dubai and is the Middle East’s busiest seaport, had to briefly shutdown Sunday after being hit by missile debris related to Iran’s retaliatory strikes.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
The port of Lewiston is America’s furthest-inland seaport, shuttling bulk commodities to and from the Pacific.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Visitors often arrive for the seaport and stay to shop, drawn by the compact walkability and distinctly New England character.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
The Port of Jebel Ali, which is located 20 miles south of Dubai and is the Middle East’s busiest seaport, had to briefly shutdown Sunday after being hit by missile debris related to Iran’s retaliatory strikes.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
The port of Lewiston is America’s furthest-inland seaport, shuttling bulk commodities to and from the Pacific.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaport
Noun
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Authorities issued an Amber Alert, and Alejandro’s body was found the following day in a canal near the Miccosukee Golf & Country Club, at Southwest 138th Court and 62nd Street.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Revenue at the canal has grown between 10 percent and 15 percent since the start of the conflict in late February, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) chief financial officer Victor Vialtold the Financial Times.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The Ford will be leaving the Middle East in the coming days and returning to its home port in Virginia in mid-May, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Most of the ships serviced at the base have San Diego as their home port.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Luckily, there are some natural ways to keep weeds at bay.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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While not directly on the beach, Hotel LBI, in Ship Bottom, sits between the bay and the ocean, and is another great pick for a rooftop pool with more modern amenities.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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Others are alive with the sound of hammers and saws, as workers frame new construction.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The affecting, uncanny sound design baked into Skeletrix’s work does well to uphold the perception that there is, in fact, a complex message to be dissected.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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Biscayne Bay, the state of Florida's largest estuary, is an important habitat for various species of plants and wildlife.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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This park is located on the rolling hills of northern Contra Costa County, offering impressive views of giant ships and tugboats in the Carquinez Strait, part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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The strait’s closure has stranded tankers and caused energy prices to spike, threatening global economic growth.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The strait’s closure because of the war has kept oil tankers pent up in the Persian Gulf instead of delivering crude to customers worldwide, which has driven up prices.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Engineers also added a new air inlet on top and blade antennas.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Don’t skip Thunder Hole, a rock inlet where waves crash loud enough to feel in your chest.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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The attack began in midmorning and lasted for hours in the capital of Kyiv, the western city of Lviv near Poland, and the port of Odesa on the Black Sea, among other population centers, Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Saudi miner Maaden now has 3,500 trucks moving phosphate to the Red Sea, traffic at a UAE port on the Gulf of Oman is70-times the prewar level, and supermarket chain Spinneys drove snacks and baby food overland from the UK to the UAE, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaport. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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