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Recent Examples of sandbank
But slowly, its reputation for crystal-clear water and sugary soft sandbanks leaked and travelers are starting to catch on to this coastal secret just north of Merida.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
In 2007, a pair of brothers (printers based in Norfolk) discovered the wreck of the Gloucester, which ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk in 1682 and sank within the hour.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
Visitors here will find a long sandbank extending into the azure water that feels otherworldly.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
Aligning with the accounts of eyewitnesses, footage released by Al Jazeera shows people climbing over sandbanks toward safety amid the sound of gunfire.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
In 2007, a pair of brothers (printers based in Norfolk) discovered the wreck of the Gloucester, which ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk in 1682 and sank within the hour.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
Visitors here will find a long sandbank extending into the azure water that feels otherworldly.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
Aligning with the accounts of eyewitnesses, footage released by Al Jazeera shows people climbing over sandbanks toward safety amid the sound of gunfire.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbank
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The 253-foot steel freighter ran aground on a sandbar during the storm.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Andersen said the piping plovers nest on the beach and sandbar at Milford Point.Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
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That biopharma companies and banks would handle personal data today in the same way platforms like Meta or Snapchat might have a decade ago.Gregory Francis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The sanctions have hit Russia's energy sector, banks, major businesses, markets and the world's largest diamond mining company.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
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An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
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“Sandbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbank. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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