as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
the garage has three separate bays for cars
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as in estuary
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the bay is a favorite cruising ground for weekend yachtsmen
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as in glory
usually bays plural
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of bay
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
It’s equipped with infrared tracking sensors, secure communication systems, and flexible payload bays that can be configured for weapons, electronic warfare tools, surveillance gear, or decoy equipment, depending on the mission.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
When the crowd wasn’t baying in support, an astonishing silence fell on Court 1, punctuated by the smallest sounds: a ball being bounced on the turf at the far end of the seventy-eight-foot court; birdsong; a door closing somewhere far away.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
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Noun
Birdies’s golf bays will transform into the best private party space in town, with 200-inch TV displays.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
It’s equipped with infrared tracking sensors, secure communication systems, and flexible payload bays that can be configured for weapons, electronic warfare tools, surveillance gear, or decoy equipment, depending on the mission.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The baying scrum around the Renaissance masterpiece—and his height at the time—precluded a glimpse of her crook of a smile.
—Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
When the crowd wasn’t baying in support, an astonishing silence fell on Court 1, punctuated by the smallest sounds: a ball being bounced on the turf at the far end of the seventy-eight-foot court; birdsong; a door closing somewhere far away.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay
Verb
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Hostile video appears on screen During a presentation, a video of a man shouting anti‑Israeli rhetoric appeared on the screen.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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At some point, members of the crowd also joined in, shouting at the boxers and each other.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Fans at my screening howled as ex-con maid Sydney Sweeney and desperate housewife Amanda Seyfried waged their hysterical suburban war.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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There are monks and chainsaws and coffins and pops of yellow, and each costume makes Cumming howl in laughter.—
Jonathan Borge,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Agents detained one observer as others blew whistles, yelled at them, and recorded video on their phones.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fans lined up at meet-and-greets, holding her, crying, sharing their own experiences of assault and survival.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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His attorney also submitted a video of Banfield learning of his wife's death, crying at times into his bloodied hands while a doctor patted his back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the first few weeks of 2026, three people were shot and killed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents, prompting nationwide outrage and calls for the agency to be defunded and for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to be abolished.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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The body naturally makes a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, which helps to regulate appetite and food intake.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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