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Recent Examples of seaport
Images and videos showed heavy smoke billowing from fires after Ukraine hit a major oil terminal in the seaport of Novorossiysk during its large-scale drone attack on Russia overnight into Friday.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The coastline offers crystal-clear waters, coral reefs and rugged mountains, while Aqaba Castle and the old seaport offer authentic historical textures.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
In an email to CNBC, a spokesperson for the American Association of Port Authorities wrote the seaport industry is challenged by yet more taxes on the equipment necessary for supply chain expansion and resilience.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Even a small peninsula could host a basic airfield and seaport to facilitate the movement of people and aid, severing Gaza’s unhealthy dependency on Israel and Egypt.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The coastline offers crystal-clear waters, coral reefs and rugged mountains, while Aqaba Castle and the old seaport offer authentic historical textures.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
In an email to CNBC, a spokesperson for the American Association of Port Authorities wrote the seaport industry is challenged by yet more taxes on the equipment necessary for supply chain expansion and resilience.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Even a small peninsula could host a basic airfield and seaport to facilitate the movement of people and aid, severing Gaza’s unhealthy dependency on Israel and Egypt.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaport
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In 2021, Carolyn Dunn Moudy was identified as the woman whose body Davie Police found floating in a canal in 1975 after exhuming her body from Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens cemetery in Davie in 2019.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
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Circle the City has five street medicine teams who provide care to unsheltered individuals in riverbeds, canals, alleys, and other community spaces.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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One of them, the USS George Washington, returned to its home port in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday after completing missions.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Thailand’s only aircraft carrier, Chakri Naruebet, set out from its home port on Tuesday to provide air support, medical assistance and meals in the relief efforts, the navy said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Nov. 2025
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Within days, a boater found a suitcase containing human legs floating in the bay, followed by two more suitcases over the next week, The Star-Ledger reported.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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But Jávea, set about 25 miles north of the Costa Blanca, where the coastline’s long, sandy beaches give way to craggy bays and vertiginous cliffs, did it differently.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Babelio Mini White Noise Sound Machine After long travel days and multiple time zones, Case uses this mini sound machine as part of her wind-down routine.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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The mission’s final stretch is also among the most dangerous as the Crew Dragon capsule reentered the atmosphere at more than 22 times the speed of sound.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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The lagoon is the most biologically diverse estuary on the nation’s east coast, but the manatees, birds and fish that call it home are suffering dramatically from the death of seagrass and the abundance of noxious algae that thrive on polluted water.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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Get On The Water Matlacha is surrounded by mangroves and estuaries full of wildlife like dolphins, rays, and manatees.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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The front will stall out across the Florida straits, which will lead to spotty showers through Tuesday.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Assembly budget advisor Jason Sisney said the state government was in better financial straits than anticipated, citing data from the State Controller’s Office.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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In fact, Singer Island was once the north end of Palm Beach, until dredging created an inlet that separates the two island.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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As waves and ocean currents carried sand from northern barrier islands over decades, the inlet shifted south, closing the breach between the two islands.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Since successful maritime navigation in antiquity was based on the winds and ocean currents that could be devastating if miscalculated, ships moved from port to port and always kept land in sight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Powering the device are two removable AA rechargeable batteries which can be juiced back up right through the device itself using the USB-C port.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaport. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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