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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
a rare maritime chart from the 17th century
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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
the city's extraordinary boom is almost entirely due to the increase in maritime commerce
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Recent Examples of maritime
Learn more about the USS Albacore at the park's maritime museum.
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Stacey Zable, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Read: Inside the fight over Trump’s foreign policy On April 1 and 2, China carried out a maritime exercise called Strait-Thunder 2025A, for a quarantine of Taiwan and attacks on its military installations.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
As members of the Indo-Pacific Quad, Australia, India, Japan, and the United States joined efforts to provide maritime domain awareness throughout the region.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
Last year, with maritime traffic limited in the Patapsco River channel during the typical planting season, oysters grown in and around the Baltimore Harbor that would have gone to Fort Carroll were planted in the Magothy River instead.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
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Stacey Zable, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Read: Inside the fight over Trump’s foreign policy On April 1 and 2, China carried out a maritime exercise called Strait-Thunder 2025A, for a quarantine of Taiwan and attacks on its military installations.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
As members of the Indo-Pacific Quad, Australia, India, Japan, and the United States joined efforts to provide maritime domain awareness throughout the region.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
Last year, with maritime traffic limited in the Patapsco River channel during the typical planting season, oysters grown in and around the Baltimore Harbor that would have gone to Fort Carroll were planted in the Magothy River instead.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maritime
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Scott and Laci Peterson, who had met at Cal Poly and had just finished decorating their nursery nautical blue, appeared to be the perfect young couple.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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The Cord Accent Style a piece from Dorsey’s new nautical Paracord collection with sleek minimalism—think a flowing maxi dress, mesh ballet flats, and a lightweight button-down tied at the waist.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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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
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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
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Norfolk — the largest naval base in the world located in Portsmouth, Virginia — already floods 10 times a year because of elevated sea levels.—
Bella Kubach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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The biennial event featured 102 aircraft and 35 naval ships from different nations.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Top Ocean Predators This transition shifted the composition of top predators in the ocean, essentially changing the oceanic food webs of the Late Cretaceous, according to Valentin Fischer of the Université de Liège in Belgium and his colleagues.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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In fact, the global population of oceanic sharks and rays has dropped by 71% over the past 50 years.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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