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Recent Examples of littoral
Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
This includes the Army eliminating drones and vehicles that have been produced in surplus, and the Navy cutting frigates and littoral combat ships, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
George Weigel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2019
Like many Freedom-class littoral combat ships, Billings visited several cities and towns in the Great Lakes region before departing for the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2019
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Adjective
The areas to be denied to possible adversaries include Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean islands and littoral areas.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
This includes the Army eliminating drones and vehicles that have been produced in surplus, and the Navy cutting frigates and littoral combat ships, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
Thanksgiving along the Potomac littoral seemed a little emptier this year without Rob Odle, who died on October 2 after a tough fight with cancer.
—George Weigel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2019
Like many Freedom-class littoral combat ships, Billings visited several cities and towns in the Great Lakes region before departing for the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
Noun
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After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the California coast angling for Chinook salmon this weekend as recreational fishing resumes under strict limits.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Alma Resort, Vietnam – Coffee by Bicycle, Delivered to Your Pavilion Located along Vietnam’s Cam Ranh coast, Alma Resort is rethinking guests’ morning coffee order with its immersive in-room Vietnamese coffee service.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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In November, a wind power unit of their group’s insurance arm agreed to invest $1.65 billion for a 50% stake in an offshore wind farm in Taiwan, to be constructed and run by Danish energy company Ørsted.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The government has planned to double onshore wind and quadruple offshore wind by 2030, according to WindEurope, in pursuit of low-carbon goals.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Several people made it to the shoreline by themselves, while others were pulled from the water by rescuers.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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In the video recorded by Nelson's son, the bear is seen swimming close to the shoreline as Nelson calls 911.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The venue had panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Barbara coastline, an exclusive source reveals to PEOPLE.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Related Articles These South Florida beaches are new award-winners, touted as some of the best coastlines There’s a new, snorkel-friendly reef off Hollywood South Florida water parks are open!—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Sprawling beachside estate on the Eastern seaboard?—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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This region, which geologists call the eastern North American margin, essentially spans the US eastern seaboard and a little farther north into Atlantic Canada.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
Noun
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The rehab team examined the turtle and started to clean her up, seashore officials said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The new Trump budget proposal would reduce money for the nation's national parks, monuments, historic sites, seashores and trails by nearly 25%.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA Today,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Plus, there’s so much to see in Catalonia beyond Barcelona, not least the picturesque coves and charming seaside towns of the Costa Brava.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
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The band members wrote the new LP while living together in the remote seaside town of Southwold, in Norfolk, England.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
27 May 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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