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In Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, the United States and its coalition allies unleashed massive land, air, and sea power.
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Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
According to one version, troops would be posted away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants and backed by Western air and sea power.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The proposal supported by the United Kingdom and France would see fewer than 30,000 European troops on the ground in Ukraine — away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants — backed by Western air and sea power.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
According to one version, troops would be posted away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants and backed by Western air and sea power.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The proposal supported by the United Kingdom and France would see fewer than 30,000 European troops on the ground in Ukraine — away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants — backed by Western air and sea power.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea power
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The model is South Korea, which within a few decades managed to build domestically a strong production sector and then emerged from an unknown country to a film, series and music world power.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Through the nearly two years of fighting following Hamas' attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, the U.S., Israel and other world powers have not been able to present a common vision for the future of Palestinian governance.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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But with great power comes great responsibility, Stolte tells The Hollywood Reporter.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Raleigh has emerged as one of the game’s great power hitters.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20power. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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