as in shore
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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
coasting along easily in the light traffic
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Recent Examples of coast
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The West Coast is the best coast for Dragon landings, at least in SpaceX's books.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
During their opening round win Friday night against Norfolk State, the Gators jumped to a 32-point advantage and coasted to a 95-69 win from there, much to chagrin of Golden, his staff and players.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Luis Miguel Gutierrez Bringas, a sea-diving tour operator, recently captured video of a massive and seemingly unbothered sunfish swimming close to another diver off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in late March.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The West Coast is the best coast for Dragon landings, at least in SpaceX's books.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
If, after coasting through a crummy conference, it suddenly gets smacked in the mouth?
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
During their opening round win Friday night against Norfolk State, the Gators jumped to a 32-point advantage and coasted to a 95-69 win from there, much to chagrin of Golden, his staff and players.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coast
Verb
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Parted in the middle, it's pulled half up into a loose bun that flows down into the rest of her length.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cook until the edges are set, occasionally lifting the edges with a rubber spatula to allow liquid egg to flow underneath, 15 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Explore Destin Seagrove, Florida The 24-mile stretch of Florida panhandle coastline along Scenic Highway 30A has been picking up steam as a top vacation destination for travelers from the South and beyond.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Seagrass also cleans polluted water and protects coastlines from erosion.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It was ordered by the Pentagon to sail to the Middle East amid escalating strikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hernández swung, held his bat out wide and posed as the ball sailed over the center-field wall.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Family of 3 missing after leaving Grand Canyon and driving through winter storm Aerial and underwater drones, shoreline searchers and boats with sonar capabilities were also deployed for the search, police said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, located in Bonita Springs near Naples, recently announced that resort guests will once again have access to Big Hickory Island, a private strip of shoreline located just off the resort’s main beach.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But with the wind howling in Tuesday at Rate Field, left fielder Andrew Benintendi drifted over and made the catch.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since then it’s drifted much farther away and has dimmed considerably.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beach cleanup Calvary Lutheran Church hosts a beach cleanup starting at 9 a.m. April 5.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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While the watch’s color evokes a casual day at the beach, the mechanics inside are serious business: The model’s in-house Unico movement features a self-winding chronograph flyback with column wheel.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Reserve guard Payton Pritchard added 22 points off the bench as the Celtics cruised to victory.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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At the bow, a low-slung sofa and a selection of chairs offer exceptional views while the boat is cruising around her native cruising grounds of Thailand.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
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“Coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coast. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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