as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast
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Recent Examples of inlet
The man, whom the magazine did not identify citing privacy concerns, cut his shin on a bait fish trap on a pier in an inlet that leads to the bay.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
But Dare County Manager Bobby Outten said one of their worst fears — new inlets — had not happened so far with Erin, and there was no significant structural damage to any homes or businesses.
—Allen G. Breed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The idea is to spend more time out on the water exploring the surroundings – distant coastlines, inlets, islands, rivers, etc.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
But Dare County Manager Bobby Outten said one of their worst fears — new inlets — had not happened so far with Erin, and there was no significant structural damage to any homes or businesses.
—Allen G. Breed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The idea is to spend more time out on the water exploring the surroundings – distant coastlines, inlets, islands, rivers, etc.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlet
Noun
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Each bay can be filled with an SSD up to a maximum of 8TB.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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EMTs transfer and deliver patients in the busy ambulance bay at UMass Memorial Medical Center.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Coastal estuaries are the scene of intense daily dramas of survival, featuring a cast of hundreds of species, and much of it is microscopic and underwater.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Croatan spans 160,000 acres and includes pine forests, saltwater estuaries, bogs, and raised swamps.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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And for true off-the-radar romance, the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe, offers cocoa-scented rainforests, black-sand coves, and turtle-nesting sights.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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Embark on a small-ship cruise in Baja Unlike mega–cruise ships that dock in bustling tourist ports, UnCruise’s small vessels navigate Baja’s secluded coves and hidden inlets, granting a proverbial backstage pass to places few travelers ever see.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Inlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlet. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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