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
Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
There is a moderate risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches and the UV index is extreme.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Initial rescue attempts were unsuccessful, and Timmy was expected to die while beached off the coast of a small Baltic island.
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K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
These matching sets can be worn to the beach or to dinner, and prices start at just $14 apiece.
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Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
There is a moderate risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches and the UV index is extreme.
—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Verb
When the doctor saw him, Colin told him about beaching the party boat.
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Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Initial rescue attempts were unsuccessful, and Timmy was expected to die while beached off the coast of a small Baltic island.
—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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Comstock created one of the largest manufacturing facilities on the shoreline in the early 19th century.
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Search for shells at the shoreline, and you'll be surprised by the amount of perfectly intact, yet tiny whelks, cockles, and olive shells.
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Montgomery then grounded into a fielder’s choice, with Acuña scoring to tie it at 1.
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Trying to protect a one-run lead, Gregory Soto (4-2) let the first two Reds batters reach safely in the ninth before getting Sal Stewart to ground into a double play.
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In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.
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Unique experiences include shipwreck scuba diving in the Straits of Mackinac and checking out the sights from the stunning Castle Rock viewpoint.
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The small island nation off the western coast of Africa, which is making its debut on soccer’s grandest stage, already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay.
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Many used an alternative route on the southern side of the Strait along the Omani coast.
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Pino’s attorneys have said the empty bottles and cans came from boats tied up at the sandbar with them.
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Those assets have been tied up for decades because of sanctions, banking restrictions, and legal disputes.
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My polishing pads are always getting wrecked, used, or stolen by my dog (or all of those things).
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As many little heartbeats as possible, just running around, wrecking stuff in the house.
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Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
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Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
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One of the most unique ships featured in Sail250 Maryland and Airshow Baltimore can be found docked at the Baltimore Peninsula.
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Starship will then undock from Orion, carry a set of astronauts down to the lunar surface, and then launch them back to orbit around the moon to rendezvous and dock again with Orion.
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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