as in shore
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up
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Recent Examples of beach
Disha Kalyankar, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
By the mid-2000s, visitors and expats were flocking to the country’s rainforests, cities and coastal beaches in droves, and Christina Vo was one of them.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
That Wow Last, but certainly not least, the highlight of any St. George Island stay is time spent on the stunning George Island beaches with their pearly white sand and clear gulf waters.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Unofficial nude beaches, on the other hand, are typically known through word of mouth or naturist forums.
—Disha Kalyankar, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
By the mid-2000s, visitors and expats were flocking to the country’s rainforests, cities and coastal beaches in droves, and Christina Vo was one of them.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc got knocked out in Q2, and Sergio Pérez beached his Red Bull in Q1.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
That Wow Last, but certainly not least, the highlight of any St. George Island stay is time spent on the stunning George Island beaches with their pearly white sand and clear gulf waters.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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South Korea, which hosted races between 2010 and 2013, is also making a strong push to bring F1 back to its shores.Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, southwest-facing shores of the Great Lakes are likely to experience intense lake-effect snow, leading to heavy flurries in localized areas.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eight helicopters with over 19,000 flight hours are, as of now, permanently grounded.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Whitaker immediately grounded the jets and launched an investigation into Boeing's safety and manufacturing systems.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Democratic Party, particularly, is prone to shipwrecking on the shoals of unretiring seniors.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Adrian: Adrian is a minor character in The Tempest who is shipwrecked on the island.Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
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Future phases aim to extend the protective measures further along the coast to shoreline covering private land.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Logic would tell you a state like Connecticut with an extensive shoreline should provide more moisture.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
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Through their Belt and Road Initiative and other investments, China has been quietly tying up mines and processing facilities around the world, most notably in Africa, Central Asia, and Latin America.Greg Autry, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s a scene where Eleanor (Gabrielle Creevy) and Kai-Ming (Isabella Wei) are tied up and talking about their favorite Christmas movies.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group most immediately responsible for Assad’s overthrow, has announced that victory is not a license to wreck the institutions of the state, nor to initiate a wave of retribution against Alawites in general.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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This couldn’t be further from the truth—especially the part about Trump’s corruption and self-dealing being no different from the norm—but Biden is doing the work of people who want to wreck the best aspects of America’s democratic ethos.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The coast live oaks, one of the most effective lines of natural fire defense in the mountains, started struggling too.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Savannah will be carrying a crew of 103 sailors and will not dock at the nearby Ream Naval Base, a site that has raised alarm in Washington and other Western capitals due to its potential use by Chinese military assets.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pettit captured the long-exposure photograph from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked at the ISS.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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