as in GI
of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
Morgan estimates that the 56 sinkings in the Gulf in 1942 and 1943 claimed the lives of some 600 Allied sailors, naval personnel and civilians.
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Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C), Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey (2nd R) and managing director of BAE Systems’ naval ships business Simon Lister (R) visit the BAE Systems’Govan facility, in Glasgow, on June 2, 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Kim has filled his coffers by selling billions of dollars’ worth of arms to Russia, improved his military with lessons learned from the Ukraine war, and buttressed his aerial, missile, naval, and nuclear forces with Moscow’s technical support and hardware transfers.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
Norfolk — the largest naval base in the world located in Portsmouth, Virginia — already floods 10 times a year because of elevated sea levels.
—Bella Kubach, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C), Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey (2nd R) and managing director of BAE Systems’ naval ships business Simon Lister (R) visit the BAE Systems’Govan facility, in Glasgow, on June 2, 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Kim has filled his coffers by selling billions of dollars’ worth of arms to Russia, improved his military with lessons learned from the Ukraine war, and buttressed his aerial, missile, naval, and nuclear forces with Moscow’s technical support and hardware transfers.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
Norfolk — the largest naval base in the world located in Portsmouth, Virginia — already floods 10 times a year because of elevated sea levels.
—Bella Kubach, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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If any rioters attack ICE law enforcement officers, military personnel have the authority to temporarily detain them until law enforcement makes the arrest.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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He's also eliminated programs aimed at increasing diversity among military personnel, slashed the number of general officers and initiated efforts to build a $175 billion U.S. missile defense shield.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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With a film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Launched in 1987, Street Fighter is a series of fighting games revolving around intense one-on-one battles between a diverse lineup of martial artists.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Military service offers both personal growth and long-term career stability, allowing individuals to serve their country while preparing for a successful post-service career.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
5 Sep. 2024
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Does your company take steps to anonymize user data when it is used for its own purposes, shared with service providers, or shared with non-service provider third parties?—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
4 Dec. 2023
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Russia’s shadowy Wagner private mercenary group's importance in the country is being questioned after three of its members were arrested in September and sent back to Moscow.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Her detailed analysis shows how the country’s restructuring under Putin provided fertile soil for Prigozhin to graduate from woman-strangling street thug to catering star and mercenary prodigy.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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