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as in oceanic
of or relating to the sea
he loves collecting little marine creatures while at the beach
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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
a collection of marine instruments, including a sextant
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as in ranger
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Recent Examples of marine
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Those who encounter sick marine animals may call SeaWorld Rescue at 800-541-7325, and report dead marine mammals or sea turtles by calling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 858-546-7162.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Zac Efron plays Logan, a marine serving in Iraq who witnesses the death of one of his comrades.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Megalodon likely hunted large marine animals, such as whales, dolphins and seals, using its powerful jaws and teeth to catch and crush its prey.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Those who encounter sick marine animals may call SeaWorld Rescue at 800-541-7325, and report dead marine mammals or sea turtles by calling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 858-546-7162.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
In Baltimore, the System was personified by Donald Pomerleau, a former marine who would serve as the city’s police commissioner from 1966 to 1981.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Zac Efron plays Logan, a marine serving in Iraq who witnesses the death of one of his comrades.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marine
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This is a restaurant that could exist nowhere else in the world, a celebration of the region’s vast oceanic bounty served with honest, unfussy deliciousness.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Seagrass meadows like the Saya de Malha bank absorb about a fifth of all oceanic carbon.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But Ulysse Nardin—which has a rich history of nautical timepieces—stripped away all of those functions to produce the world’s lightest mechanical dive watch.—
Michael Solomon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Start watching no later than 70 minutes before sunrise — the start of nautical twilight, which is when the disk of the sun is positioned 12 degrees below the horizon.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Residents with questions can contact their NC Forest Service county ranger or their county fire marshal's office.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2025
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The post, written by a former National Park Service ranger, warns that there will be both obvious and more obscure challenges presented by the cuts.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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China is likely to enjoy a maritime dominance in the contested South China Sea waters near the Philippines in the meantime.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some in the maritime field panned the recommendations as being too vague, and often confusing, regarding who would be responsible for paying fees.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Apr. 2025
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In 1993, Williams was selected to become a naval test pilot and graduated from the course that same year.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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The United States will deploy ship-sinking missiles to the Luzon Strait, a choke point for Chinese naval access to the Pacific Ocean, during a military exercise with the Philippines.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Corporate raiders and activist investors often push long-standing companies into decisions that serve current shareholders and not the company's long-term vision.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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The roughly 8-foot-long cannon sits about 160 feet underwater and hasn’t been recovered, officials said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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With decades of underwater recordings, researchers have managed to connect some basic activities to specific sounds.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Mar. 2024
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“Marine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marine. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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