saltwater

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Recent Examples of saltwater The wooden sculpture, near the public, saltwater Colman Pool, is one of five trolls in the Greater Seattle area designed by the Danish artist Thomas Dambo to celebrate both Scandinavian and Native American traditions. Mike Seely, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2024 Even saltwater wood ducks saw the flaws: too short-lived, way too jagged. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025 There are ocean gastropods found in the deep sea, saltwater gastropods on coral reefs, freshwater gastropods in lakes, ponds and rivers, and even gastropods that live entirely on land or in tropical rainforests, according to Britannica. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 Unlike other moray eels that are brightly colored and live in primarily saltwater environments, Hades’ snake moray can be found in estuaries across southern Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, southern Java, and Fiji. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for saltwater
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Adjective
  • And while the city’s geopolitical importance may have faded, its deepwater port is increasingly attracting large cruise ships that have been banished from Venice, located roughly two hours southwest.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
  • From molten lava to cracked concrete, alien metals to deepwater algae, no two keys are alike.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Read Next World ‘Flourishing’ deep-sea life found when Antarctic iceberg breaks off.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
  • The town is known for its deep-sea fishing charters, boat cruises and casino boats.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • The presence of comb jellies and a marine plankton called dinoflagellates give the water a shimmering blue-green glow.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
  • Understanding these patterns is more than just academic, or having a stake in the marine housing market.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Chinese military has frequently used waterways around Japan—including the Osumi Strait and the Miyako Strait—for naval deployments beyond the First Island Chain.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • The 5,000-ton destroyer is the country’s newest warship and was meant to be a triumph of North Korea’s ambitious naval modernization effort.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025

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“Saltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltwater. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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