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bay

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noun (2)

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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bay

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noun (3)

bay

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verb

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Recent Examples of bay
Noun
Outside the bay, captain Zach Gordon saw dark clouds approaching from the north and told the group of six on his charter boat to pull their fishing lines from the water. Ethan Wolin updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025 Some research has shown that the private rooms are better for neurological development than having multi-baby bays, Loyd said. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Verb
This account of Christ’s trial and torture in the days leading up to the crucifixion, which shows the Jews baying for his death, has been thought by some to have contributed to centuries of anti-Semitism. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025 The Paris collection was not just a show but a scene: outside, hundreds of live-streaming onlookers, many dressed in the previous season’s Loewe, bayed at the arrival of V.I.P. guests. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay
Verb
  • The 53-year-old ageless wonder was bouncing around the football field barking encouragement, shouting out orders and running circles around participants — many nearly 40 years his younger — at the Orlando Quarterback Shootout and Battle in the Pit.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
  • Most of those shouting questions at Tatis for 45 minutes were doing so in Spanish.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Nearly half of the dogs, about 45 percent, consistently reacted to canine sounds such as barking or howling on TV.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
  • The crowd howled over a blaring horn signaling the goal.
    Sofia Schwarzwalder, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • The inadvertent launch of the saucer was caught on videotape, as was the panic after Falcon’s older brother, Bradford, yelled that the 6-year-old could not be located.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • On July 5, 2025, Aaron came into my townhouse with his father and got within inches of my face and began yelling at me … with his right hand violently hit the bill of my hat with the back of his hand, which caused my hat to fly off my head.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Citing a police report, Fox 35 and the News-Journal reported that Sullivan was waiting outside for Williams to show up to the home with her food delivery when her baby began to cry inside the home.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Cohost Mark Consuelos teed up the moment during Tuesday morning's host chat, which shifted to cover the topic of why exhaustive marathons often make people — both participants and spectators — cry.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.
    WSJ, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023
  • However, today most young people rarely call each other.
    Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023

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“Bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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