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
Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Still, if your idea of a great day on the road includes time off-road, in the mud, on the beach and splashing through the surf, a Wrangler or Bronco is the way to go.
—Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The collection brings colorful, nostalgic energy of summertime soda cans to the poolside or beach with Kulani Kinis swimwear.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Researchers investigating the long-term effects of the 2025 firestorms on L.A.’s beaches have found that rarest of things: good news.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Still, if your idea of a great day on the road includes time off-road, in the mud, on the beach and splashing through the surf, a Wrangler or Bronco is the way to go.
—Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Most of the park's beaches are open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., while West and Porter beaches close at 9 p.m. West Beach offers locker rooms, showers and lifeguards from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend.
—Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The collection brings colorful, nostalgic energy of summertime soda cans to the poolside or beach with Kulani Kinis swimwear.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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Offseason acquisition Isaac Collins grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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This industrial halt will be compounded by a global transportation freeze, as soaring jet and bunker fuel premiums ground commercial aviation and maritime shipping, effectively ending the era of low-cost, just-in-time logistics.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This reimagining of the classic tale of the white European male shipwrecked on a desert island is brave, funny, wild and spellbinding.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Your host, Miranda, offers a back story to the project that involves her family of scientists being shipwrecked on an island off South America upon which many of the dinosaurs somehow survived to the present day.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On Saturday, a Daily News reporter saw a handful of people get past the gate, usually from the shoreline.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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According to Kinney, some of the ways the shoreline is negatively impacted is through improper foot traffic.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The girls danced and sang to Taylor Swift blaring through speakers, their ponytails tied up with red sparkly ribbons and their small hands waving shiny pom-poms as their giggles filled the football field.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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That case is currently tied up in appeals courts.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The strike, blamed on the military, killed 70 people and wrecked Al Daein Teaching Hospital, which had served people across the province of East Darfur.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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On the edges of Beirut's stylish downtown area and the trendy Mar Mikhael neighborhood is the devastated port area, wrecked by a massive explosion in 2020, with efforts to apportion responsibility for the disaster allegedly repeatedly stymied by Hezbollah.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Set the scene Compared to Vietnam’s big-hitting destinations—Hôi An, Hạ Long Bay—Phú Yên, on the south central coast, is virtually unknown, which is a wonderful thing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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After a young white shark was spotted off the Newport Beach coast, a renowned marine biologist warned Southern California residents that many more sightings could happen by the end of summer.—
Lauren Pozen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Whether the tanker is allowed to dock, turned away or intercepted at sea could shape not only Cuba’s immediate energy outlook, but also the broader balance of power playing out across the region.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Prior to that mission, Artemis 3 astronauts aboard the Orion capsule are due to meet and dock in 2027 in Earth orbit with at least one of the commercial lunar landers being developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In northern O'ahu, members of the National Guard trudged through waist-deep water to help stranded drivers and mudbound homeowners.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bensaid said she was stranded in Mokuleia due to road closures but was safe.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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