as in coastal
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore environmentalists adamantly opposed offshore drilling in the area

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Recent Examples of offshore Since last year, Dominion customers have already seen about a $4 monthly jump to help pay for the offshore wind farm. Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 8 May 2025 However, building offshore projects on the West Coast requires a different set of design and engineering challenges. Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 8 May 2025 This approach’s biggest drawback in my mind is scalability, especially within the engineering difficulties associated with the rough offshore environment. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 The wind segment, which provides both onshore and offshore solutions, is more of a turnaround situation. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for offshore

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“Offshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshore. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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