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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
Trump has responded with a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the region.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
In addition, the airframe has been treated with naval-grade corrosion protection for long-term exposure to salt-spray environments found in carrier operations.
—David Szondy
april 27, New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
As the Navy’s prime submarine contractor, Electric Boat is at the center of a push to replace an aging submarine force as the country races to balance China’s rapid naval expansion and its increasingly hostile posture in the Indo-Pacific.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
In addition, the airframe has been treated with naval-grade corrosion protection for long-term exposure to salt-spray environments found in carrier operations.
—David Szondy
april 27, New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
As the Navy’s prime submarine contractor, Electric Boat is at the center of a push to replace an aging submarine force as the country races to balance China’s rapid naval expansion and its increasingly hostile posture in the Indo-Pacific.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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Tensions have risen in recent months between the United States and the United Kingdom governments over a slew of topics, like the United States' joint war in Iran, the administration's tariffs and ongoing disagreements over theNATO military alliance.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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On April 14th, as Kyiv braced for a round of Russian strikes, the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, was seven hundred and fifty miles away, in Berlin, forging a defense agreement with Germany, part of a tour of European allies to raise support for military aid.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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There was positivity over Karl Urban’s casting as martial artist Johnny Cage.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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The album's title track makes mention of the couple's martial home.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The counter-service operation blends methods from across the Carolinas.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Cardamom, the museum’s in-house restaurant operated by DDP Restaurant Group, will shift to a counter-service model this week, with customers ordering via their phones rather than through servers.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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She isn’t burdened by the need to shed a darker, more mercenary child-star past.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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No investment, then mercenary mode kicks in for many pros.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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