: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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Indiana Dunes National Park offers beaches, dunes, and hiking trails along Lake Michigan.
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Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Covered by the sands of time, buried by the scirocco of a new season, the golden edge of a Tiffany trophy poking through a dune as the Premier League nears on the horizon.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 June 2025
And in classic Mellon fashion, when the property lacked natural dunes, the couple simply brought in 2,000 tons of sand to build their own 20-foot privacy berm.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
Those same animals, along with the dunes, ponds, beaches and sunsets, make for some of the most beautiful views found anywhere in the country.
—USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Covered by the sands of time, buried by the scirocco of a new season, the golden edge of a Tiffany trophy poking through a dune as the Premier League nears on the horizon.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 June 2025
And in classic Mellon fashion, when the property lacked natural dunes, the couple simply brought in 2,000 tons of sand to build their own 20-foot privacy berm.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
Those same animals, along with the dunes, ponds, beaches and sunsets, make for some of the most beautiful views found anywhere in the country.
—USA Today, 11 June 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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