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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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The team hopes that their work will prompt further investigation into the sensory biology of marine mammals and how these majestic animals have evolved and adapted over time.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The 5,000-ton destroyer is the country’s newest warship and was meant to be a triumph of North Korea’s ambitious naval modernization effort.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The Chinese military has frequently used waterways around Japan—including the Osumi Strait and the Miyako Strait—for naval deployments beyond the First Island Chain.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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These moves aim to protect coastlines, secure maritime trade routes, assert oceanic claims, and bolster global influence.—
Sturla Henriksen,
Time,
5 June 2025
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To wit: the scene where Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss perform a fish autopsy on the tiger shark (the movie's red herring, to use more oceanic metaphors), and yank out its guts.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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