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Recent Examples of dune
After spending a few hours soaking up the sun, sail to nearby Sandy Spit, a perfect white dune emerging from the sea that makes for a perfect castaway experience (and a perfect snap for Instagram).
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The Earth Tone Collection currently offers several neutral colors—desert sand, warm beige, dune taupe, washed khaki, dusty olive, soft clay, muted terracotta and light stone—and the clients can create other custom colors.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.
—Mark Price
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
There was quite a bit of beach, and the dune went out quite a bit, 50-60 feet.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The Earth Tone Collection currently offers several neutral colors—desert sand, warm beige, dune taupe, washed khaki, dusty olive, soft clay, muted terracotta and light stone—and the clients can create other custom colors.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.
—Mark Price
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
There was quite a bit of beach, and the dune went out quite a bit, 50-60 feet.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
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In their flying-squirrel suits, Hunt and Potter jumped off a promontory and swooped toward a ridge with a slot in it called the Notch.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The ridge of dirt kept the river and the tides from spreading onto nearby farmland.—
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
Noun
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In the footage, a rescuer is seen using a rope to reach the man by scaling down the side of the embankment, which dips hundreds of feet below the High Steel Bridge in northwestern Washington's Mason County.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The baby did not survive outside the womb and was disposed of in a dumpster, Cortney told investigators, while Rebecca passed away moments after being cut open and was pushed down an embankment and covered with leaves.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Rose Island Lighthouse stands on a rocky heap of land in Narragansett Bay, guiding ships away from the shallow shoals of Newport Harbor.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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Manila has accused China of using force to block access by fishermen and the coast guard to the shoal, which used to be under Philippine control until 2012.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nosy Iranja, Madagascar Off the coast of Madagascar, a lowering tide reveals two tiny islets from a sandbar.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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What's more, the trip includes photo-taking opportunities as well as a stop in Shell Key to bask in the sun on its beaches and sandbars.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each of the seven spacious residences, designed by Singapore’s KulörGroup, stretches across the width of the island (basically a narrow sandbank), meaning there's a beach on one end and the Indian Ocean on the other, giving guests the best of both worlds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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In a breakthrough moment, rescuers dug a channel through the sandbank, allowing the whale to swim free early Friday.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That said, take a broad look at your savings account options now and don't dismiss the benefits banks with local branches can still offer, as not all institutions will interpret today's interest rate climate in the same way.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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On Sunday, the bank unveiled a $70 billion program to expand energy grids and digital infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region by 2035.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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