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Recent Examples of oceangoing
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
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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
The rings would have strengthened the masts of a large oceangoing sailing ship.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
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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
The rings would have strengthened the masts of a large oceangoing sailing ship.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceangoing
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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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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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