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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
Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Our beaches are full of these pieces of plastic that end up choking our marine life and polluting our waterways.
—Steve Padilla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The 10-foot marine mammal, later identified as a female Risso’s dolphin, was first spotted by a resident walking along Albert’s Landing Beach in Amagansett before dawn on Friday.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Started in 2021, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust's Fish of the Year competition serves as an educational opportunity for New Zealanders to learn more about marine life who may be endangered or live in a fragile ecosystem, the trust's website states.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Our beaches are full of these pieces of plastic that end up choking our marine life and polluting our waterways.
—Steve Padilla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
Her Lieutenant Joanne Galloway is the beating heart of the film, ensuring that justice for the two marines accused of murder doesn’t get lost among the pissing contest between Cruise’s cocky lawyer, Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, and Nicholson’s megalomaniacal Colonel Nathan Jessup.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The 10-foot marine mammal, later identified as a female Risso’s dolphin, was first spotted by a resident walking along Albert’s Landing Beach in Amagansett before dawn on Friday.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marine
Adjective
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These iconic oceanic predators frequent the coasts, harbors and nearby open ocean as part of their migration patterns.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Spying the ocean floor through 9-1/2 inches of glass, his expedition produced some of the most detailed footage ever recorded of Earth’s deepest oceanic trench.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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The themes are: Flora, fauna, nautical, equestrian, and GG Monogram.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
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Nardin signature timepiece, The Freak, its uniquely innovative approach to watchmaking, and its nautical heritage.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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One park ranger, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said the talking points prevent rangers from telling the public the truth.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
14 Mar. 2025
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National parks, monuments and other sites will close to the public, with rangers furloughed and facilities shut down.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Russian and American leaders agreed that steps will then include a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, and eventually a full ceasefire and permanent peace.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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In addition, the obligation to guarantee free maritime navigation rights is one the U.S. inherited from the British, and there are no practical or plausible alternatives to the U.S.-led order on the high seas save one that would be administered by its foreign enemies, or descend into chaos.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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What to know After U.S. negotiators met teams from Russia and Ukraine separately, Washington announced Tuesday there was an agreement for a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea and that all parties would continue working toward a lasting peace.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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An accompanying view that naval and army warfare is somewhat separate has continued.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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After a chance encounter on Hollywood Boulevard when Edward stops to ask for directions, the corporate raider hires the street-smart Vivian to spend the night with him at his hotel, which ultimately turns into a week.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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But Wegner points out that the raiders also took all the treasures—including the king’s mummy and sarcophagus—from the tomb, leaving it bereft of clues to help archaeologists track down the king’s identity.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The crash occurred Thursday morning, less than a mile off the coast of Hurghada, during an underwater excursion to see the coral reef, according to the Russian consulate in Hurghada.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
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New Sea Life aquarium builds underwater theme-park scene New attraction at Legoland Florida Resort set to open in late May.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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