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Recent Examples of surf
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
This time around, Dr. Beach said the country’s top place for sand and surf was Coopers Beach on New York’s Long Island.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Charna Flam, People.com, 15 May 2025
Here’s a fun option: San Diego’s free-to-join social club, called Après Surf Club, organizes surf sessions, beach cleanups, and social gatherings that aim to make surfing more inclusive and inviting.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
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Noun
These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
This time around, Dr. Beach said the country’s top place for sand and surf was Coopers Beach on New York’s Long Island.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Verb
More recently, Lance Appleby, 28, was surfing when he was killed by a great white shark near Granites Beach, Streaky Bay in the Eyre Peninsula.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 May 2025
Here’s a fun option: San Diego’s free-to-join social club, called Après Surf Club, organizes surf sessions, beach cleanups, and social gatherings that aim to make surfing more inclusive and inviting.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surf
Noun
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Additional food items to celebrate her big day also included a cappuccino with a 2025 graduation cap design incorporated into the foam.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Antiquing is one of the most popular activities, with places like Props Antiques, Tennessee Turquoise Company, and The Pick-it Fence housing seemingly endless treasures to peruse.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 May 2025
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The American customers can peruse Saint James' iconic wardrobe essentials for the whole family with selections men, women, kids, even dogs plus unisex styles.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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There’s a single 8-megapixel camera that, again, is acceptable at this tablet’s price point, but otherwise not a camera most would want to use for anything other than the most basic use (like maybe scanning documents).—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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One couple was relieved to have made it out of their hearing without being detained -- but were still scanning the parking lot outside the courthouse, nervous that agents would approach them.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Search by title or topic in the Search Bar in the middle of the Home Page, or click on the blue ‘years’ boxes and browse.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Trump looked around the facility, closely inspecting the coils and other nearby steel products, including household appliances on display.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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“Surf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surf. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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