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
Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
Easy to stash in a purse or beach bag, the stick swivels up so no sharpening is required—nor is a brush.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
But there’s not enough of the material, and beaches south of the Oceanside pier are shrinking at an increasing rate.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Dee Dee Taylor Eustace, an architect, designer, and founder of Taylor Hannah Architect Inc., has been visiting this very beach on New Providence Island in the Bahamas for more than 30 years.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
Easy to stash in a purse or beach bag, the stick swivels up so no sharpening is required—nor is a brush.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Learn More About Tybee Island Captiva Island, Florida Renowned for its sugar white sand and excellent shelling, Captiva Island is an oasis where the best mode of transportation is via golf cart and the most useful itinerary is to beach, eat, sleep, and repeat.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
But there’s not enough of the material, and beaches south of the Oceanside pier are shrinking at an increasing rate.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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Working closely with theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, Nolan ensures that Interstellar remains scientifically grounded while still pushing the limits of cinematic imagination.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The resolution also did not appear to be grounded on district data for such topics as suspension rates, graduation rates, attendance or use of mental health support, Agnew said.—
Keri Brenner,
The Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The movie, the story of a robot shipwrecked on an island only inhabited by animals, includes a shot of San Francisco Bay and depicts the Golden Gate Bridge as submerged due to sea level rise.—
Zack Budryk,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2025
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Lord of the Flies – A new BBC adaptation of William Golding’s book about a group of boys shipwrecked on a deserted island.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Notably, Port Arthur is also just a 30-minute drive to Sea Rim State Park, where 5.2 miles of shoreline and more than 4,000 acres of marshland can be explored at leisure.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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Fresh water melting from the bottom of the iceberg could affect the local ocean environment and flora and fauna along the island's shoreline.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Americans’ wealth is too tied up in the value of their home.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Dogs are often tied up with heavy logging chains and are positioned in sight of other canines, but not close enough to reach them.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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With the Trop's roof wrecked by Hurricane Milton, the Rays will play at Tampa's George M. Steinbrenner Field.—
Jeff Weiner,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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A lot of people get too ambitious, head to the back tees, and end up absolutely wrecked by the course.—
David Hochman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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It’s found in southwestern Portugal at the mouth of the Tagus River and along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Gazi village is on the southeastern coast of Kenya, a roughly 330-mile drive southeast from Nairobi and near the border with Tanzania.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The five-bedroom home faces open water deep enough to dock large boats and yachts—a rarity in the community where most properties face shallower channels.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The four crew members are expected to dock with the space station around 11:30 p.m. ET Saturday.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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The astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, have been stranded on the International Space Station since June 2024 but returned to Earth on Tuesday.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Mar. 2025
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Williams and Wilmore were not stranded on the space station, though the word has been used a lot to describe their fate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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