as in shore
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up
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Recent Examples of beach
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
At many area beaches, the incoming storm will produce waves out of the west-northwest that will reach 2 to 4 feet on Wednesday, and 3 to 6 feet on Thursday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
But there’s not enough of the material, and beaches south of the Oceanside pier are shrinking at an increasing rate.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Travels can enjoy the theme parks at Disneyworld and Universal Orlando, the beaches of the Florida coast in Ft. Lauderdale, and easy access to New York City from Newark.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
At many area beaches, the incoming storm will produce waves out of the west-northwest that will reach 2 to 4 feet on Wednesday, and 3 to 6 feet on Thursday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
Learn More About Tybee Island Captiva Island, Florida Renowned for its sugar white sand and excellent shelling, Captiva Island is an oasis where the best mode of transportation is via golf cart and the most useful itinerary is to beach, eat, sleep, and repeat.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
But there’s not enough of the material, and beaches south of the Oceanside pier are shrinking at an increasing rate.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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The quest to get redress for the victims ground on for months.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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With so much happening in both your personal and professional life, staying grounded is easier said than done, Cancer.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The movie, the story of a robot shipwrecked on an island only inhabited by animals, includes a shot of San Francisco Bay and depicts the Golden Gate Bridge as submerged due to sea level rise.—
Zack Budryk,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2025
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Lord of the Flies – A new BBC adaptation of William Golding’s book about a group of boys shipwrecked on a deserted island.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have long questioned whether the ridges might represent the remnants of a shoreline, so Zhurong set out in search of evidence of ancient water.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Dogs are often tied up with heavy logging chains and are positioned in sight of other canines, but not close enough to reach them.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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So many loose threads with Colton were tied up in this finale.—
Megan Vick,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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With Austin Cindric and Erik Jones locked in a side-by-side battle to decide a Daytona 500 qualifying race less than 100 yards from the finish line, cars wrecked behind them and NASCAR immediately hit the caution button.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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As with other official statements over the previous two days, Webster said the cause is still under investigation and offered no reasons why the plane could have wrecked.—
Bill Lukitsch The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, the snake was not of a venomous variety. – The Mets traveled across the state for a two-game, Gulf coast swing Saturday, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Port Charlotte.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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For more than 100 years, the agency has taken daily weather observations and mapped the nation's coasts.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The boat was docked in Westport, a popular commercial fishing port at the southern end of the Olympic Peninsula.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Satellite images taken in October show a cargo ship being loaded at Rajin port in North Korea, and the same ship docked two days later at Dunai in Russia.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Passengers on two cruise ships have been stranded at sea and other weekend cruise passengers have had their trips cancelled due to a tropical cyclone off of Australia's southeastern coast.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Study abroad funding is paused, leaving some students stranded.—
Campbell Robertson,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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