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The sailors looked windswept and tired.
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From the Gulf’s emerald waters to the Atlantic’s windswept barrier islands, the South is home to some of the prettiest stretches of shoreline in the country.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Pontal da Carrapateira, a small, windswept peninsula of cliffs and bluffs that towers over crashing waves, swirling waters, and ocean spray.
—Austin Bush, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The result is more naturally flushed, windswept look, in line with the boyfriend blush trend.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
The rooms The 14 sea view cottages, built of native stone and coral on Quaker-era bones, sit along a windswept ridge where trade winds do most of the work.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Pontal da Carrapateira, a small, windswept peninsula of cliffs and bluffs that towers over crashing waves, swirling waters, and ocean spray.
—Austin Bush, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The result is more naturally flushed, windswept look, in line with the boyfriend blush trend.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
The rooms The 14 sea view cottages, built of native stone and coral on Quaker-era bones, sit along a windswept ridge where trade winds do most of the work.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windswept. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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windswept
adjective
wind·swept
-ˌswept 
: disturbed by or as if by wind
a windswept beach
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