: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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Offshore waves reaching 10 to 20 feet, along with prolonged high surf, could lead to substantial beach erosion and dune damage, according to the outlet.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The feral horses still graze among the dunes, and the marshes turn golden as fall deepens.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
Kathy Ten Eyck flew from Utica, New York into New Mexico to visit the glistening dunes of White Sands National Park.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The park service says that many properties adjacent to the beach in Rodanthe previously contained backyard land, dunes or dry sand.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The feral horses still graze among the dunes, and the marshes turn golden as fall deepens.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
Kathy Ten Eyck flew from Utica, New York into New Mexico to visit the glistening dunes of White Sands National Park.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The park service says that many properties adjacent to the beach in Rodanthe previously contained backyard land, dunes or dry sand.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 19 Oct. 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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