as in shore
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up
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Recent Examples of beach
Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Villa staff will work with guests to book experiences, including tennis coaching, horseback riding on the beach and catamaran charters.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 6 Feb. 2026
Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The collection brings colorful, nostalgic energy of summertime soda cans to the poolside or beach with Kulani Kinis swimwear.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Adventures on both land and sea make Belize a popular destination, and its beaches and resorts are terrific for visitors who simply want to relax and enjoy the tropical climate.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Villa staff will work with guests to book experiences, including tennis coaching, horseback riding on the beach and catamaran charters.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
Most of the park's beaches are open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., while West and Porter beaches close at 9 p.m. West Beach offers locker rooms, showers and lifeguards from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend.
—Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The collection brings colorful, nostalgic energy of summertime soda cans to the poolside or beach with Kulani Kinis swimwear.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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Connecticut should continue to fortify its legal framework so that care decisions remain between patients, families, and medical professionals — not politicians or out-of-state actors — and so that the right to bodily autonomy is grounded as securely as possible in state law.—
Matthew Blinstrubas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Lots of singing has been helping us a lot to keep ourselves grounded.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Get shipwrecked on a Robinson Crusoe beach with a picnic of yellowfin ceviche?—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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The park service first documented zebra mussels during a training dive at the SS Sevona shipwreck off the Sand Island shoal in 2015.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Offshore wind also came along with the promise to provide jobs in several shoreline communities in Connecticut.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ice ranged from 2-12 inches, with the thickest along shoreline.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There were 48 horses tied up around the tent and a big circus wagon.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The majority of his net worth is tied up in shares of Workday, followed by cash and real estate holdings.—
Martina Di Licosa,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lanni was sitting nearby at Sei Less when LaForte wrecked the witness’ table.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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In August 2025, Amtrak revived its Mardi Gras Service, connecting New Orleans and Mobile –the first time the train has run since Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf coast in 2005.—
Kara Newman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The two would rendezvous and dock in lunar orbit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
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While it was docked at Gordon's Lodge, 1420 Pine Drive, locals and people traveling from as far as Ireland spent time in the sauna before plunging into the lake.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Joy Decker, for example, said she was stranded in Manhattan over the weekend and then tried to get back to her home in Orange County, New York.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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At area airports, many flights were still grounded Monday as runways remained slick with ice, leaving passengers stranded.—
Lauren Caruba,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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