as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
the garage has three separate bays for cars
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as in estuary
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the bay is a favorite cruising ground for weekend yachtsmen
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as in glory
usually bays plural
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of bay
Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
The 500-watt power supply is mounted at the bottom alongside an empty 3.5-inch drive bay with pre-run SATA and power cables.
—PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
There were just thousands of reviews on this silly T-shirt of three wolves baying at the moon.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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Noun
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A good hat is a must on cold days, and this one kept me nice and toasty around Antarctica’s bays.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
The 500-watt power supply is mounted at the bottom alongside an empty 3.5-inch drive bay with pre-run SATA and power cables.
—PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
The dogs bay the sable, and then poachers move in with spears.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
There were just thousands of reviews on this silly T-shirt of three wolves baying at the moon.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay
Verb
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Watch Goldberg shout for Haines to come down from The View tower in the video above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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As Robinson spoke, or tried to speak, Butler shouted from across the locker room to Robinson that Robinson didn’t have to talk, wasn’t required to do the interview.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Every so often, one of the firefighters howled like a wolf and the crew howled back.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The rain started falling, the winds started howling, and the phones started ringing.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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At one point, the situation escalated when the passenger began yelling loudly and incoherently.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Natalie then continued to yell at Josh as Florian escorted her away from the conversation.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On March 20, 2006, Tanya cried at work and told Joe that her real name was Tanya Kach, not Nikki Allen and that Hose had been holding her captive.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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And in hard moments, Alex would scream, cry or run to crawl onto my lap.—
Alicia Simba,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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“Bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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