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
Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025
Photo : Vitruvius Yacht Design The beach club is equipped with a Jacuzzi, folding terraces, and stairs to the ocean.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
The Georgia Aquarium veterinary program, the University of Florida, and the Town’s Beach Operations Manager Mike DeMaria and his team were instrumental in responding once the whale became beached on the island, officials said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Travelers can witness a variety of desert, mountain, and beach landscapes that are beautiful no matter the season.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025
Photo : Vitruvius Yacht Design The beach club is equipped with a Jacuzzi, folding terraces, and stairs to the ocean.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Verb
One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
The Georgia Aquarium veterinary program, the University of Florida, and the Town’s Beach Operations Manager Mike DeMaria and his team were instrumental in responding once the whale became beached on the island, officials said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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After another ball, Yelich grounded a ball up the middle that would have scored Chourio had second baseman Jake Cronenworth not ran into the grass to backhand the ball.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Last summer, Walmart grounded drones in Salt Lake City, Tampa and Phoenix, citing a desire to hone in on the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
6 June 2025
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The 18th-century vessels were shipwrecked in 1710, and archaeologists only recently discovered that the ships – long believed to be pirate ships – were used to transport slaves.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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Historical sources had recorded that two Danish slave vessels were shipwrecked off the coast of Central America in 1710: The Fridericus Quartus was set on fire, while the anchor rope of the Christianus Quintus was cut and the ship was swept away.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Several people made it to the shoreline by themselves, while others were pulled from the water by rescuers.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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In the video recorded by Nelson's son, the bear is seen swimming close to the shoreline as Nelson calls 911.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Verb
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In the ad, the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star and model tie up their shoelaces in a locker room.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The Edmonton Oilers tied up the Stanley Cup Finals at two games a piece with a stunning comeback overtime victory over the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Sunrise Thursday.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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During testimony, Lance Jimenez of the Los Angeles Fire Department recalled a 2012 incident in which an explosion wrecked a Porsche owned by Scott Mescudi, professionally known as Kid Cudi.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Walls were wrecked by artillery blasts and gunfire.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Alma Resort, Vietnam – Coffee by Bicycle, Delivered to Your Pavilion Located along Vietnam’s Cam Ranh coast, Alma Resort is rethinking guests’ morning coffee order with its immersive in-room Vietnamese coffee service.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the California coast angling for Chinook salmon this weekend as recreational fishing resumes under strict limits.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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There have also been damaging boat fires in other parts of South Florida, the most recent a blaze that ended up burning up six boats, including a 90-foot vessel, at a Sunny Isles Beach condominium dock early Friday morning.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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The last Indian citizen in space was Rakesh Sharma, who was aboard another Soyuz, which docked with Russia’s Salyut 7 space station in 1984.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The game ended with the tying run stranded on second base.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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That may take awhile, given that on its first flight last June, technical problems ended up stranding its two astronauts on the ISS for months.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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