sea power

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Recent Examples of sea power But some historians have argued that this glossed a scheme to provide a bastion for British sea power in the eastern seas. Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 To military experts, Trump’s fleet would be hopelessly unsuited to strategic and tactical threats that are already faced by American sea power and likely to become more dangerous by the time the vessels could be deployed. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China's rapidly growing sea power and expanding maritime activity in the region. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 This partnership is a geopolitical and technical win for both sides, and yet another sign that uncrewed maritime systems are becoming central to modern sea power. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea power
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea power
Noun
  • Sánchez, during his meeting with Xi, praised China as the only major world power that could end the war in Iran and other conflicts such as in Ukraine.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
  • According to several interviews and contemporaneous records, Brockman offered a counterproposal: OpenAI could enrich itself by playing world powers—including China and Russia—against one another, perhaps by starting a bidding war among them.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The 6-foot-3-inch, 313-pound guard has shown great power throughout his 43 starts.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But with great power comes great responsibility.
    Ryan Cormier, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That blockbuster trade encapsulated Guerin’s superpower.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The more than four years of trying to defend itself against Russia have turned Ukraine into something of a drone superpower.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20power. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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