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Recent Examples of oceangoing
Over a decade later, the fleet has grown to three river ships, none with more than 20 suites, cruising both the Amazon and the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia, along with two oceangoing yachts in the Galapagos and Eastern Indonesia.
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Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
Photo : Yacht Dot Going The Distance Dot may have been imagined as a weekend home, but the boat has an oceangoing range of 10,000 nautical miles, thanks to its nearly 26,500-gallon fuel tanks.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
At one time, SpaceX acquired oceangoing oil rigs to convert them into mobile launch and landing pads for Starship.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
The oceangoing branch of expedition company Pelorus, Pelorus Yachting, is launching an artists' retreat in Greenland — led by a Greenlandic artist — aboard its vessel Polarfront, a former weather ship retrofitted into a luxury expedition yacht.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
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Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
Photo : Yacht Dot Going The Distance Dot may have been imagined as a weekend home, but the boat has an oceangoing range of 10,000 nautical miles, thanks to its nearly 26,500-gallon fuel tanks.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
At one time, SpaceX acquired oceangoing oil rigs to convert them into mobile launch and landing pads for Starship.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
The oceangoing branch of expedition company Pelorus, Pelorus Yachting, is launching an artists' retreat in Greenland — led by a Greenlandic artist — aboard its vessel Polarfront, a former weather ship retrofitted into a luxury expedition yacht.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceangoing
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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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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 6 Jun. 2025.
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