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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
Swedish company Saab is being lined up to develop radar and weapons systems for the country's naval capabilities.
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Joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 May 2026
An official second round of peace negotiations have yet to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, as Washington and Tehran remain split on key issues such as Iran’s nuclear capabilities and naval navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 May 2026
It was then rerouted to the Caribbean Sea in October as part of the largest naval buildup in the region in generations.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The European Union’s naval force, Operation Atalanta, acknowledged the recent rise in piracy in an update last month.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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Joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 May 2026
An official second round of peace negotiations have yet to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, as Washington and Tehran remain split on key issues such as Iran’s nuclear capabilities and naval navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 May 2026
It was then rerouted to the Caribbean Sea in October as part of the largest naval buildup in the region in generations.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The European Union’s naval force, Operation Atalanta, acknowledged the recent rise in piracy in an update last month.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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Oil prices and global stocks seesawed Monday as fighting in Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, sending Brent crude above $112 a barrel before retreating on signs that a wider military strike might pause.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The war in Iran is deeply unpopular The CBS poll found that 66% of respondents disapprove of the way Trump is handling the situation with Iran, and 61% disapprove of all military action against it.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
18 May 2026
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In the case of mixed martial artists Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey, who meet at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Saturday in Netflix’s first live MMA broadcast, the rust has been gathering for far longer.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The martial artist, 61, worked with the late rapper on two films — 2000's Romeo Must Die and 2003's Cradle 2 the Grave.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Head to the former gas station that is Joe’s or the counter-service joint Slap’s.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The counter-service operation blends methods from across the Carolinas.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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The plot is based around a routine jury site visit that turns deadly when a mercenary kill team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search of a secret ledger detailing citywide corruption.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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The recent series of events—none of which, on their face, are as dramatic as an armed uprising of mercenary fighters—has created a sense that the political system is at once tightly controlled and utterly rudderless.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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