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Recent Examples of littoral
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The DoD awarded multi-million dollar contracts to General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman late last year to sustain aspects of the Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) fleet.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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Adjective
It is specialized in amphibious and littoral warfare operations, as well as having the capability of disrupting the enemy in a contested littoral environment.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The DoD awarded multi-million dollar contracts to General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman late last year to sustain aspects of the Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) fleet.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
Noun
Anyone who went to the east African littoral could choose to become Swahili, and many did.
—John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
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Farming under the waves On the other side of the country, on a chilly November morning off the coast of Maine, a new kind of farmer tends to their crop.—
Heide Brandes,
thehustle.co,
24 Jan. 2025
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Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of Florida, causing some $25 billion in economic losses.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In March and April, offshore wind power generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal.—
Nidhi Sharma,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The offshore wind industry will need Congress to get out of Trump's crosshairs.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The arm, one of a series of the woman’s body parts scattered around the region, was found May 11 on the city’s Lake Michigan shoreline.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Stroll the uncrowded shoreline and the adjacent park.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Damage to beachfront homes by the Palisades Fire is visible along the coastline, Jan. 15, 2025, in Malibu, Calif.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2025
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In Southern California, the town of Redondo Beach is home to a popular walkway known as the Esplanade, which stretches along the coastline and attracts large numbers of visitors each year.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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With bragging rights to 32-acres along the Intracoastal Waterway, the resort stacks 325 rooms and suites, 12 dining venues, multiple pools (including an adults-only pool), a spa and wellness center, and the largest superyacht marina on the eastern seaboard.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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The claims of an invasion of the Eastern seaboard by swarms of drones has every marker of a groundless social media frenzy.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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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Out of the 85 miles, half of it is a protected seashore.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
7 Jan. 2025
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But anyone who chooses to live in the fire plain — as with a flood plain or seashore — must accept a certain small risk of, well, nature being natural.—
Josh Schlossberg,
The Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In the coveted seaside hills, there always is the impulse to rebuild after fires — it’s happened many times.—
Michael R. Blood,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Whether dining seaside at Tillie’s, the farm-to-table haven Thatch & Barrel, or longtime gems like Vivine’s Kitchen, visitors are treated to unforgettable flavors.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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