as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore
red tide had a particularly devastating effect on nearshore shellfisheries
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Recent Examples of nearshore
The nearshore areas of eastern Lake Michigan, including Grand Traverse Bay, have spotty ice coverage.
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Stacey Duford, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
While most of the public experience the shallow, nearshore waters of the lake, sub ecosystems exist with organisms the size of a quarter just a couple hundred feet lower.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Michigan Sea Grant, the sturgeon are nearshore fish that live at water depths of 15-30 feet.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There’s no evidence that Trump’s tariff regime has benefited nearshore countries in the Western Hemisphere at all, Lu said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
To avoid these issues, provide your nearshore employees with robust onboarding and ongoing training tailored to their jurisdictional requirements.
—Jens Erik Gould, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Record breaking green turtle nesting in Florida means more juvenile turtles in the nearshore and inshore waters of the southeastern US states.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works specifically to determine ocean depth, or bathymetry, in shallow, nearshore environments.
—Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The nearshore area of Lake Superior also drops off very quickly, Lusardi said fragments can be anywhere from near the shoreline to 400 feet deep.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Stacey Duford, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
While most of the public experience the shallow, nearshore waters of the lake, sub ecosystems exist with organisms the size of a quarter just a couple hundred feet lower.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Michigan Sea Grant, the sturgeon are nearshore fish that live at water depths of 15-30 feet.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There’s no evidence that Trump’s tariff regime has benefited nearshore countries in the Western Hemisphere at all, Lu said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
To avoid these issues, provide your nearshore employees with robust onboarding and ongoing training tailored to their jurisdictional requirements.
—Jens Erik Gould, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Record breaking green turtle nesting in Florida means more juvenile turtles in the nearshore and inshore waters of the southeastern US states.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works specifically to determine ocean depth, or bathymetry, in shallow, nearshore environments.
—Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The nearshore area of Lake Superior also drops off very quickly, Lusardi said fragments can be anywhere from near the shoreline to 400 feet deep.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearshore
Adjective
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Trump has all but killed offshore wind, even trying to halt nearly complete construction projects, including Connecticut’s.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Though the reef looked healthy, Sea Saba and the Saba Conservation Foundation, which manages the island's parks, are raising baby corals in an offshore nursery to replace reefs lost to hurricanes and climate change.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The expansive grounds cover 19 acres bordering the river, including a recreated 19th-century New England coastal village, a working shipyard, and the only wooden whaleship ship still afloat in the United States.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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But this year, due to coastal planning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Spirit Awards relocated to the Hollywood Palladium (where they were last held in 1994), a venue decked out in the show’s signature blue and pink signage and decor — a pivot that proved effective.—
Film Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Nearshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearshore. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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