Definition of alongshorenext
as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore temperatures are moderated by an alongshore current

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Adjective
  • The offshore-oil industry had weathered the environmental reckoning and emerged intact, and arguably stronger.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Some Singaporean businesses run offshore manufacturing operations in Batam, while others send staff to the island for meetings or corporate retreats, Tan said.
    Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • Raised in a coastal farming village in Zhejiang Province, Yu came to Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in the nineties after Carl Steinitz, a professor whose lectures Yu had translated, urged him to apply.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In some cases, national insurers are fleeing high-risk coastal regions altogether, forcing homeowners to rely on costly state programs on the verge of collapse from record-high demand.
    Carlos Curbelo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Alongshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alongshore. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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