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George Weigel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2019
Like many Freedom-class littoral combat ships, Billings visited several cities and towns in the Great Lakes region before departing for the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2019
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The first training involved a New Zealand P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, while the second one was a joint sail with the U.S. littoral combat ship USS Omaha.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Thanksgiving along the Potomac littoral seemed a little emptier this year without Rob Odle, who died on October 2 after a tough fight with cancer.
—George Weigel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2019
Like many Freedom-class littoral combat ships, Billings visited several cities and towns in the Great Lakes region before departing for the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2019
Noun
There are two types of littoral combat ships, both of which have struggled to perform their original missions, which were to include mine countermeasures, hunting submarines and fighting surface threats close to shore, the General Accountability Office and other agencies have reported.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The first training involved a New Zealand P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, while the second one was a joint sail with the U.S. littoral combat ship USS Omaha.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
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Located on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, the colorful, colonial-era city of Cartagena transformed tourism in the region, slowly at first and then all at once.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Those chances are around 40 to 50 percent on the coast.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Also, America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm was officially open as of March 2024 with turbines that were staged and assembled at State Pier in New London, Connecticut.—
Christine Feely,
Hartford Courant,
23 July 2025
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The independent oil and gas operator from California, which manages offshore platforms and pipelines associated with its Santa Ynez Unit, witnessed its stock jump 28.4% on July 17, significantly surpassing the overall market performance.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Other perks include indoor and outdoor pools, 172 feet of sandy shoreline, and a 50-foot dock.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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Scott Olson | Getty Images With more than 3,200 miles of shoreline touching four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan knows a thing or two about interacting with Mother Nature.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
Noun
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This taste of Italian summer elegance naturally inspires wanderlust for the actual coastlines of Italy.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Storms cause the water to build up near the coastlines then, once conditions calm, the water falls back causing changes in water levels within hours or days, according to the National Park Service.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Other Sharks on the Radar Lower down the Atlantic seaboard, another shark continues to make waves: Contender, currently the largest great white shark tracked by OCEARCH.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Consultations and further testing at six of the country’s preeminent hospitals along the Eastern seaboard confirmed that Dash was battling a neurodegenerative disorder never seen before.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
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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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Pair reading with trips to the zoo, planetarium, county or state fair, or natural outdoor settings like forests, lakes and seashores.—
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria,
Boston Herald,
20 July 2025
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National parks currently charge different rates, and only around 100 sites managed by the National Park Service—which also oversees national monuments, historic sites, seashores, and other public lands—require an admission fee to enter.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
7 July 2025
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Holden Beach is a quiet seaside town between North Carolina’s more popular coastal destinations of Wilmington and Myrtle Beach.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
28 July 2025
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Trump was photographed playing golf at his seaside course as protesters across Scotland took to the streets to denounce his visit.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
26 July 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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