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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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Guests will also have the chance to step off the train to explore the canals of Venice, walk the vibrant streets of Budapest, or visit the charming squares of Brașov.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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From trendy, canal-side spots to swanky rooftop bars, these are some of the best places to catch up over a cocktail.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
18 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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Baha Mar is large in stature, sure—and Rosewood is part of a three-hotel complex across the bay from Atlantis, which looms large and brooding over its own end of the water as everything Baha Mar does not want to be—dated, dark, and reminiscent of Spring Break Past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The effort comes amid an alarming rise in gray whale deaths in the bay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Marco Island Adjacent to the Everglades National Park and nearly 100 miles of undeveloped islands, bays, and estuaries, Marco Island is a sheller's paradise.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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For all of these creatures, the coast’s patchwork of barrier islands, beaches, sandbars, salt marshes, tidal creeks and estuaries are vitally important for survival.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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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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About an hour north of Portland, one such inlet is Boothbay Harbor.—
Amy Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
12 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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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 21 May. 2026.
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