saltwater

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Recent Examples of saltwater Fluoride also is found naturally in some groundwater, some plants, and crops such as spinach, tea leaves, some grains, saltwater fish and shellfish, says Sandip Sachar, DDS, a Manhattan dentist at Sachar Dental and committee member of the New York Dental Society. Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025 While mugger crocodiles typically inhabit freshwater habitats such as lakes and rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known for their ability to travel between freshwater and marine environments, occasionally appearing along the coast, especially near estuaries or river mouths. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for saltwater
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Adjective
  • Today, his empire includes oil tankers, dry bulkers, LNG carriers and deepwater drilling rigs.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The property includes over 500 feet of waterfront, a deepwater dock, and access to a small private island that now serves as a bird sanctuary.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • After a horrifying deep-sea virtual reality experience sent Whoopi Goldberg tumbling to the ground in recent years, the EGOT-winning actress has once again sounded the alarm over the technological apocalypse — particularly intrusive artificial intelligence.
    EW.com, EW.com, 9 July 2025
  • The bow wreckage now supports a biodiverse community of deep-sea corals, anemones, and basket stars, utilizing the hull as their habitat.
    Cara Tabachnick July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • These places can clearly be essential marine habitats, especially for sharks, supporting different species and life stages in different ways.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • This being the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's landmark shark horror film, much of the convention was devoted to celebrating Jaws' milestone — for better or for worse — in the representation of the notorious marine mammals.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The deployment of the Prince of Wales comes amid an intensifying naval rivalry between the United States—which operates the world's largest fleet of aircraft carriers—and China—which possesses the world's largest naval force by hull count—in the Pacific.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
  • George moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1946, hopping trains to get here, to work at the naval shipyards in Bremerton, Washington.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025

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“Saltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltwater. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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