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
Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
There’s supposed to be a swimming beach, south end of the island.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
There are plenty of other groups to join too, from pickleball to beach tennis to beginner-friendly surf clubs.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The front of each matte-finish coaster features artwork depicting an image of the sandy coastline and a signpost that name-checks some of our more familiar beaches and beach cities, including Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice and Manhattan Beach.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
There’s supposed to be a swimming beach, south end of the island.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
The orcas are renowned for their remarkable hunting technique, often beaching themselves to attack sea lion pups in the shallow water.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
There are plenty of other groups to join too, from pickleball to beach tennis to beginner-friendly surf clubs.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fixed-wing aircraft were grounded by high winds; helicopters were requested for firefighting efforts.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Schools and public transportation in the city were suspended until further notice, and authorities grounded flights at both Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport as well as at the popular beach resort at Varadero through Thursday.Reuters, NBC News, 7 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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The movie is based on Peter Brown’s beloved bestseller about a robot nicknamed ROZ who forms an unexpected bond with an orphaned gosling and other creatures after being shipwrecked on a lonely island.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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The home is perched on a 70-foot-high bluff that is protected by a rock revetment to protect the shoreline from coastal erosion.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Leijonhufvud View 8 Images Reaching a height of 50 m (164 ft) in Yantai, eastern China, the Sun Tower, by OPEN Architecture, cuts a remarkable figure on the shoreline.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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This isn’t necessarily new but the difference is how the gallery is tied up with the exhibition of certain kinds of cinema, which is slightly worrying.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bezos’ fortune, which is mostly tied up in Amazon shares, rose as much as $12.2 billion after market open from $204.3 billion the day prior, the largest daily jump in net worth for any billionaire on Friday.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Expectations were too high because of the staggered rollout of AI, along with China which wrecked everyone.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ice Cube is checking himself so as not to wreck himself.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The company secured a federal contract to run a colony of 3,500 monkeys on Morgan Island off the coast of South Carolina, also known as Monkey Island.Austin Mullen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Los Blancos should be in good shape for this fixture having had an extended rest period due to the postponement of their fixture against Valencia at the weekend following major flooding in the city on Spain’s east coast.Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The only player on the 49ers to be fined was linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, who was docked $10,750 for unnecessary roughness in the first quarter of the Dallas game.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Satellite imagery captured on Monday shows the Liaoning docked at its home port, confirming the announcement made by the Chinese navy.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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