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While mugger crocodiles typically inhabit freshwater habitats such as lakes and rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known for their ability to travel between freshwater and marine environments, occasionally appearing along the coast, especially near estuaries or river mouths.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The wooden sculpture, near the public, saltwater Colman Pool, is one of five trolls in the Greater Seattle area designed by the Danish artist Thomas Dambo to celebrate both Scandinavian and Native American traditions.
—Mike Seely, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2024
Even saltwater wood ducks saw the flaws: too short-lived, way too jagged.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
There are ocean gastropods found in the deep sea, saltwater gastropods on coral reefs, freshwater gastropods in lakes, ponds and rivers, and even gastropods that live entirely on land or in tropical rainforests, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The wooden sculpture, near the public, saltwater Colman Pool, is one of five trolls in the Greater Seattle area designed by the Danish artist Thomas Dambo to celebrate both Scandinavian and Native American traditions.
—Mike Seely, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2024
Even saltwater wood ducks saw the flaws: too short-lived, way too jagged.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
There are ocean gastropods found in the deep sea, saltwater gastropods on coral reefs, freshwater gastropods in lakes, ponds and rivers, and even gastropods that live entirely on land or in tropical rainforests, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saltwater
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The property includes over 500 feet of waterfront, a deepwater dock, and access to a small private island that now serves as a bird sanctuary.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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The crew aboard a converted Navy vessel known as the Okeanos Explorer have since April 8 been mapping and exploring unexplored deepwater regions of Hawaii.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Smith’s witch eels are deep-sea dwellers, found at depths of about 850 to 1,500 feet, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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That first deep-sea mining project didn't quite go as planned.—
Daniel Ackerman,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Steve Kessel, director of marine research at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, applauds the educational possibilities of Shark Week, even when the outlandish outweighs the science.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Reef habitats support aquatic plants and animals, allowing young marine life to develop.—
Rafe Pomerance,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
11 July 2025
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The expansion of China's naval presence comes as the U.S. is preoccupied with tensions in the Middle East, prompting the repositioning of a pair of aircraft carriers—USS Carl Vinson and USS Nimitz—earlier this year and leaving a naval power gap in the western Pacific.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Saltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltwater. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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