seaport

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Recent Examples of seaport The port of Lewiston is America’s furthest-inland seaport, shuttling bulk commodities to and from the Pacific. Mark Dee march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 The maritime museum includes a historic seaport village with cobblestone, slate and gravel walkways that have to be shoveled by hand. ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026 In Belfast, Maine, a chronicle of life across the historic seaport city, Wiseman presents a lengthy scene of a high-school English teacher extolling the virtues of Herman Melville to a classroom of students. Vikram Murthi, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026 Later that evening, the BDX droids were spotted winding their way through an Italian restaurant in Boston’s seaport district, as diners took out their phones to snap pics and take videos. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaport
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaport
Noun
  • An example of the canal’s importance was seen in 2021, when a cargo ship became stuck across the waterway, cutting off the shipping lane.
    Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In Connecticut, volunteers are needed to help cleanup the Long Wharf in New Haven at the canal dock boathouse.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The crew of Burmese and Chinese sailors will sail back to home port in China.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This stop will assess what can be fixed immediately and what requires attention at its home port in Norfolk.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There is vehicle access via the courtyard with 10 disabled bays.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Unit 1501 at Portofino Tower, with its lush wraparound bay views.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That shop, Orange County Drum & Percussion, better known as OCDP, would go on to define the look and sound of a generation of alternative rock drummers.
    Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Ray Suen rounds out the sound with string arrangements performed on violin and viola.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.
    Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The team tethered the crustaceans to posts at varying times of the year and at varying depths of Maryland’s Rhode River, a tidal estuary in Chesapeake Bay.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • About 20% of the world’s oil flows through the strait.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The vast majority of fuel delivered through the strait is bound for Asia, placing the heaviest pressure on energy supply in that continent.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The inlet is about a 195-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    Mark Price April 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Small craft should exercise caution near inlets and over offshore waters.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Make room, at least once, for a wine pairing courtesy of Scott Cowan, Fogo’s entertaining sommelier, which might include an aromatic Scheurebe from Nova Scotia or a 1935 Tawny port.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The 1,000 m² space overlooking the old port view will boast a large virtual production demonstration stage this year as well as booths and conference spaces.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaport. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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