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Recent Examples of littoral
Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
The littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati was also nearby, spokesperson Jay Tarriela said in a statement on X.
Merrill would only confirm to CNN that the Cincinnati was operating in the South China Sea.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
These formations of algae grow at the bottom of a body of water and detach, surfacing and posing a distinct littoral threat.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Among them are a littoral combat ship, four minesweepers, and six water patrol craft, the official said.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 17 June 2025
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Noun
And Europe needs persistent, long term efforts to help Ukraine strengthen its capacity to preserve its control of its coastline and counterbalance Russia, in partnership with other littoral states.
—Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
The littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati was also nearby, spokesperson Jay Tarriela said in a statement on X.
Merrill would only confirm to CNN that the Cincinnati was operating in the South China Sea.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
These formations of algae grow at the bottom of a body of water and detach, surfacing and posing a distinct littoral threat.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Among them are a littoral combat ship, four minesweepers, and six water patrol craft, the official said.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Adjective
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There are kangaroo paws, California lilac, white rockrose, coastal rosemary and mat rushes.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Soviet satellite controllers used the radio telescope, near the city of Yevpatoria on the Black Sea coast, to communicate with several missions of the Venus exploration program Venera in the late 1970s and early 1980s.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their parents may feed them for up to eight months, even as the family migrates together, some flying all the way from the eastern United States to South America’s Pacific coast.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes these tipping points arrive at a national scale, such as in the elimination of coal power or the uptake of offshore wind.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images What To Know SpaceX's expansion plan includes building out infrastructure for Starship, its fully reusable launch system, and could involve landing operations at Kennedy Space Center or on offshore drone ships.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After exploring the site, newcomers to Gozo can make their way to Victoria—the island’s largest city that’s home to a historic walled district—or venture beyond the interior to the craggy shoreline, with natural features like Dwejra Bay and the Sanap Cliffs serving as ideal sunset spots.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The route passes a whopping eight state parks and a handful of small shoreline towns known for their local fish and lakefront views.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is nothing quite like the view from Monterey Bay—jagged coastline and evergreens framing a strip of blue.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Chilean Patagonia has more than 60,000 miles of coastline, more than 40,000 islands, and more than 200,000 acres of glaciers—much of which is only accessible by boat or helicopter.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Erin is moving closer to the Eastern seaboard, bringing dangerous rip currents and flood risks that have prompted evacuation orders and states of emergency in two North Carolina counties.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.—
Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin,
WSJ,
25 Mar. 2022
Noun
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The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.—
Jeffrey C. Hallo,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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Being a seashore town, Santander gets its pick of fresh seafood.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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