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Recent Examples of oceangoing
The Chinese navy, currently the largest in the world by hull count, has recently reached a major milestone by equipping each of three fleets with an oceangoing hospital ship, which experts claim can be deployed simultaneously to support different combat fronts.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Song Hang was launched in 2017 as China's first oceangoing fishery survey ship.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
Oceania Cruises operates several oceangoing sailings that include ports of call in India.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Song Hang was launched in 2017 as China's first oceangoing fishery survey ship.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
Oceania Cruises operates several oceangoing sailings that include ports of call in India.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceangoing
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The expansion of China's naval presence comes as the U.S. is preoccupied with tensions in the Middle East, prompting the repositioning of a pair of aircraft carriers—USS Carl Vinson and USS Nimitz—earlier this year and leaving a naval power gap in the western Pacific.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
11 July 2025
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Several seagoing outfits on Islamorada offer day trips to two other fascinating state parks: History filled Indian Key and the botanical wonders of Lignumvitae Key.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
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Meanwhile, post-doc Derek Tittensor has taken a broader view, looking at the worldwide distributions of over 11,500 seagoing species in 13 groups, from mangroves and seagrasses, to sharks, squids, and corals.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
28 July 2010
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“Oceangoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceangoing. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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