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
Daily News, 29 May 2026
With 600 miles of coastline, beach soccer is extremely popular in Cape Verde.
—Michelle Kaufman
may 29, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
What else is going on Bacteria, chemicals and trash runoff could make SoCal beaches a hazard after rain, officials warn.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Sanchez said the day carries special meaning for many students experiencing the beach for the first time.
—Daily News, 29 May 2026
With 600 miles of coastline, beach soccer is extremely popular in Cape Verde.
—Michelle Kaufman
may 29, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Verb
And in 2026, USF researchers forecast another record for masses of the stringy stuff beaching in Florida.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
What else is going on Bacteria, chemicals and trash runoff could make SoCal beaches a hazard after rain, officials warn.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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Buddhist, recently widowed, and a successful artist, Rose is ditsy and rather eccentric, but is grounded by a 13-year-old step-granddaughter.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Clemens had two chances to complete the feat but popped up in the seventh inning and then grounded out to second to end the eighth.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
Verb
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In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Unique experiences include shipwreck scuba diving in the Straits of Mackinac and checking out the sights from the stunning Castle Rock viewpoint.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Noun
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According to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the residential shoreline of Lake Tulloch early Saturday afternoon after a man was seen struggling in the water.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In many major economies, the top 1% now owns a staggering share of national wealth, yet a portion of that is tied up in passive instruments.—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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It’s tied up in the courts right now.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Those teams already are wrecking the owners’ claims that baseball lacks competitive balance.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Junk yards and auto wrecking services will soon be paying $354 instead of $273 for their new license, and secondhand dealers will see reduced fees — paying $354 instead of $480.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The backstory The property has been a long-standing fixture on Puerto Rico’s northeastern coast.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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The Highway 82 Fire and Pineland Road Fire have consumed more than 55,000 acres in four counties between Valdosta and the Atlantic coast.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Set the scene Hamilton Island is undoubtedly the most glamorous in the archipelago, thanks to its high-end clientele who dock their yachts at the marina or land their jets at the Whitsundays’ only island airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Astronauts will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Verb
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In that loss, USC stranded 13 runners, struck out 12 times and left men in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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New Glenn had been grounded pending a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation after the NG-3 mission in April, when a failure of the rocket's second stage stranded AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite payload in an unstable orbit.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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