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to move or proceed smoothly and readily
coasting along easily in the light traffic
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Recent Examples of coast
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Monsoon rainfall over the past few days has devastated small rural towns along the state's north coast, killing two people and forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
However, these flourishes serve a muddled piece that coasts on its interpretability alone.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The two loved playing pickleball and battled each other in board games when making day trips down to the coast in the Fenleys’ Volkswagen bus.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Monsoon rainfall over the past few days has devastated small rural towns along the state's north coast, killing two people and forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
Sinner coasted to another grand slam title from there, becoming the youngest man for 32 years to win back-to-back tournaments in Melbourne.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
However, these flourishes serve a muddled piece that coasts on its interpretability alone.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coast
Verb
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No one had a gathering space that felt comfortable that ideas could flow in and would represent us as a team.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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But more tears, the happy kind, of course, would flow.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump's plan, articulated without consultation with Jordan or Egypt, would involve the U.S. taking over Gaza, a small Palestinian territory with a Mediterranean coastline.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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The heart of the place is about 100 miles of Mediterranean coastline—a temperate zone south of the Galilee hills and north of the Negev desert with an average width until the Jordan River of about 50 miles.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The 11-night cruise will sail round-trip from Miami on Feb. 9, 2026, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl ship.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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On match point, Swiatek sailed a forehand long and Keys clenched both fists and let out a huge smile.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Portland Head Lighthouse One of Maine’s most iconic landmarks, the Portland Head Lighthouse rests at the edge of Cape Elizabeth's rocky shoreline in Fort Williams Park.—
Eliseé Browchuk,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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This massive reservoir features more than 800 miles of wooded shoreline, providing an ideal backdrop for camping, fishing, and boating.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The heavy winds and blowing snow have been drifting over the roads.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, in the past decade and a half, Israeli politics drifted towards conservative authoritarianism and Palestinian politics descended into corruption, division, and extremism, eroding the willingness of either side to trust the other or to compromise on anything.—
Peter L. Hahn / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There is a moderate risk of rip currents at all area beaches.—
Garfield Hylton,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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In her free time, Rose likes to spend time at the beach, explore new places, and hit the town for a fun night out.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The unique experience includes a fleet of Basler aircraft flying guests low over the Antarctic winter wonderland before dropping into a private yacht charter to cruise the icy seascape.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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The two sides opened their Big Ten schedules against each other on Dec. 4 with the Terps cruising to an 83-59 demolition in College Park.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2025
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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 19 Feb. 2025.
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