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Recent Examples of littoral
Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
It is specialized in amphibious and littoral warfare operations, as well as having the capability of disrupting the enemy in a contested littoral environment.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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Adjective
The northern flank is a maritime and littoral theater of NATO, where Russia deploys its most potent capabilities next to it.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
It is specialized in amphibious and littoral warfare operations, as well as having the capability of disrupting the enemy in a contested littoral environment.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
Anyone who went to the east African littoral could choose to become Swahili, and many did.
—John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Noun
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Luckily, the snake was not of a venomous variety. – The Mets traveled across the state for a two-game, Gulf coast swing Saturday, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Port Charlotte.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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For more than 100 years, the agency has taken daily weather observations and mapped the nation's coasts.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An offshore wind project is seen from Trump International Golf Links in Scotland.—
Kate Yoder,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
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Director Alex Parkinson turned his 2019 documentary into a dramatic thriller (now playing in theaters) starring Finn Cole as real-life saturation diver Chris Lemons, who earns his living repairing and maintaining offshore oil rigs and pipelines on the ocean's floor.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have long questioned whether the ridges might represent the remnants of a shoreline, so Zhurong set out in search of evidence of ancient water.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The resort features 14 rooms, suites, and villas spread along seven miles of pristine Coral Sea coastline.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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These comprehensive trails span both Baldwin and Mobile counties, following the coastline, wetlands, and backwaters—all crucial stopover habitats for migratory birds.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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Promising areas for hydrogen exploration across the country include Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, the Four Corners region, the California coast and the Eastern seaboard, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Areas where temperatures will not dip near or below freezing could see severe thunderstorms, including the central Atlantic seaboard.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
Noun
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Malibu beachfront properties are now just a scorched seashore.—
Stephen Humphries,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Feb. 2025
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Most ranchers at the beloved seashore have agreed to take money from the Nature Conservancy to cease operations, as John Beck reports for the Press Democrat.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the sea In tropical and subtropical climates, seaside developers have been replicating the artificial beach since the European seaside-resort model gave way to a tropical one in the middle of the last century.—
Sarah Stodola,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Home to President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, the aristocratic seaside community has seen a dramatic uptick in real estate activity, especially in the ultra-luxury sector.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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