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For three days, as a fierce wind whipped the water outside the windows into frothing whitecaps, the group sat through a series of talks, most of them by two mathematicians from Stony Brook University in New York: Misha Lyubich and Dima Dudko.
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Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
About that time, the wind picks up and within a few seconds, there are 1- to 2-foot whitecaps, with rain and thunder.
—Idaho Statesman, 2 Mar. 2016
This can be less desirable on a jet ski, of course, when part of the fun is bouncing around on the whitecaps.
—WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
The dancing whitecaps were pretty but somewhat ominous; at the coffee shop a man had assured me that the flood watch remained very much on.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
About that time, the wind picks up and within a few seconds, there are 1- to 2-foot whitecaps, with rain and thunder.
—Idaho Statesman, 2 Mar. 2016
This can be less desirable on a jet ski, of course, when part of the fun is bouncing around on the whitecaps.
—WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
The dancing whitecaps were pretty but somewhat ominous; at the coffee shop a man had assured me that the flood watch remained very much on.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
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More to Read This OC surf punk was a terror on the waves and on the stage.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The most prominent controversy has played out 35 miles northeast of Capitola Beach, where the surf contest took place, at San Jose State University.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Wizard added that gaps in ability like the ones between Raygun and her fellow breakers isn’t all that unusual in other sports.Marah Eakin, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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While Cancun has earned a reputation for spring breakers and party seekers, Tulum has become a bastion for wellness resorts and yogis.Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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From past red carpets and award shows to fashion-forward events, she’s rocked everything from fiery Botticelli-style waves to a sharp pixie.Larry Stansbury, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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During high tide or if there’s a swell, waves crash onto walkways, soaking passersby.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
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Playing baseball outside left him with grass and dirt stuck in his curls.Jurnee Smollett, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sill and Bill wore their curls to do some skating twirls.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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