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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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Recent Examples of marine
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Better for the fish As our natural reefs are under increasing threat, artificial structures like living seawalls may become key to maintaining marine life, said Alastair Harborne, a coral reef and fish ecologist from Florida International University.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
They were convicted of spying and part of a multi-country prisoner swap which included U.S. marine Paul Whelan, journalist Evan Gershkovich and Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The presence of comb jellies and a marine plankton called dinoflagellates give the water a shimmering blue-green glow.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Better for the fish As our natural reefs are under increasing threat, artificial structures like living seawalls may become key to maintaining marine life, said Alastair Harborne, a coral reef and fish ecologist from Florida International University.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
The marine drifters form the base of an intricate food web and attract an abundance of fish, seals, whales and seabirds.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
They were convicted of spying and part of a multi-country prisoner swap which included U.S. marine Paul Whelan, journalist Evan Gershkovich and Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marine
Adjective
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Their specialized physiology enables them to exploit wind currents and oceanic conditions to an extraordinary degree.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Once the atmosphere responds to changes in oceanic temperature, more tropical rain tends to fall in Asia and Australia.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Virgin Voyages set sail for the first time in late 2021, with the aim of creating a boutique hotel experience at sea that strikes a balance between nautical chic and glamour for adults only.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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They are surrounded by a chaotic lattice of masts and rigs, hallmarks of the nautical flow that brought people and goods to ports along the Thames.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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From her desk in the South African National Parks ranger station, Phalaborwa section ranger Karien Desmet rises to greet them.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Park ranger Peter Rea snapped a photo of the animal in action, taking down a Canada goose and feasting on it near a partially frozen lake that’s in view of the visitor center.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After years of declining enrollment, America’s maritime academies are desperate for students.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Russian Federation ignores international maritime law.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Denmark had been weakened by its defeat during the Second Schleswig War of 1864, and at this moment of Danish weakness, Seward had already discussed the purchase of Danish islands in the Caribbean to establish a naval base.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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The modernization of the People's Liberation Army naval fleet is being counted in years rather than decades, while China's Rocket Force could operate 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade, a recent U.S. Defense Department assessment said.—
Micah McCartney,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What a waste of effort for the rest of the raiders who weren’t a QB today.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
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One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Sun rays reflect light off the underwater quartz particles, making the sand shine upwards onto the water’s surface and creating that signature crystal-clear emerald shade.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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With the war over, President Harry Truman proclaimed that an underwater area of some 750,000 square miles—about 4.5 Californias—now belonged to America.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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 29 Jan. 2025.
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