as in coastal
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore
environmentalists adamantly opposed offshore drilling in the area
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Recent Examples of offshore
California, much like Hawaii, benefits from even colder water temperatures and offshore flows that keep hurricanes away.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Secret undersea freshwater aquifers This year’s offshore drilling campaign off New England didn’t just infer freshwater under the Atlantic seafloor.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Activities such as global shipping, seismic airgun surveys for oil and gas, offshore construction and drilling, and the emerging threat of deep-sea mining now flood the seas with constant, disruptive sound.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The offshore wind farms under construction are Revolution Wind off Rhode Island; Vineyard Wind 1 off Massachusetts; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; Sunrise Wind off New York; and Empire Wind also off New York.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Secret undersea freshwater aquifers This year’s offshore drilling campaign off New England didn’t just infer freshwater under the Atlantic seafloor.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Activities such as global shipping, seismic airgun surveys for oil and gas, offshore construction and drilling, and the emerging threat of deep-sea mining now flood the seas with constant, disruptive sound.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The offshore wind farms under construction are Revolution Wind off Rhode Island; Vineyard Wind 1 off Massachusetts; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; Sunrise Wind off New York; and Empire Wind also off New York.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offshore
coastal
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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
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“Offshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshore. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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