Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaports
Noun
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These days, scenic boat tours give you a good sense of Amsterdam canals’ history, and several major annual events, including the Queens Day Parade and Gay Pride, take place on their waters (so beware of boat traffic).—
Dan Q. Dao,
Architectural Digest,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Here, homes sit along canals and flags advertise fresh live shrimp and crawfish.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Desperate for more space, the city negotiated an initial $40 million deal with the Row, still in financial straits from the pandemic.—
Luis Ferré-Sadurní,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Recognizing the dire straits, the California Fish and Game Commission in April voted to uplist desert tortoises from threatened to endangered.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Monday, crews are continuing to work to clear the roads as temperatures sits near zero with negative wind chills.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Historically, March begins the Great Lakes shipping season where commodities like cement, wheat, lumber, coal, iron ore and other products are transported by commercial boats across the inland seas to and from deep-water ports.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The collision took place in a stretch of waterway running from ports along Britain's northeast coast to the Netherlands and Germany, Reuters reported.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow, protected lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals have congregated for eons to calf, nurse and breed, said Steven Swartz, a marine scientist who has studied gray whales since 1977.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals gather to calf, nurse and breed.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Malta’s inlets also found big-screen stardom in Troy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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There are benches and pretty inlets to the pond where hikers can take in the view along the way.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Seaports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaports. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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