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
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
The coastal city doubles as tranquil retreat for many homeowners, alongside picturesque beaches and jaw-dropping ocean views.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 May 2025
Rob Reed, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The area’s long history of fishing combined with North Carolina’s rich culinary culture has created a landscape of restaurants with roots as deep as the waters
Activities
From biking to beach fun, North Carolina’s Crystal Coast offers a wide variety of activities far from the maddening crowds.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Plus, the Gulf waters and a white sand beach were just across the street.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
The coastal city doubles as tranquil retreat for many homeowners, alongside picturesque beaches and jaw-dropping ocean views.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 May 2025
Verb
Then Lewis Hamilton spun and got beached on lap three, which triggered an early safety car that otherwise had very little impact on the race...other than to make a one-stop strategy more viable.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The area’s long history of fishing combined with North Carolina’s rich culinary culture has created a landscape of restaurants with roots as deep as the waters
Activities
From biking to beach fun, North Carolina’s Crystal Coast offers a wide variety of activities far from the maddening crowds.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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Acuña grounded out leading off the first inning and lined out to the second baseman in the third inning, with both of those at-bats against Francisco Morao, another 19-year-old Venezuelan righty.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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This question grounds the decision in reality and reduces the risk of overextending.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 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
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Sawai's Mariko serves as a critical interpreter between the powerful Lord Yoshii Toranaga and an Englishman shipwrecked in Japan, John Blackthorne.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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No buildings will be constructed within 100 meters of the shoreline, which hosts nesting turtles.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Effort is aimed at saving ‘iconic building’ New CT luxury hotel preps for season in shoreline town.—
RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Too much can block water and tie up nitrogen, harming rose growth.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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Each campus’ 2024 A-F accountability score, as calculated by Fort Worth ISD, is also shown to give insight on its academic performance (The scores typically released by the Texas Education Agency are tied up in a pending lawsuit).—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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His cabin was a few miles south of the one the bear wrecked for for me, closer to the fringe of settlement.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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Soon, the film studio’s fortunes turned with films like Die Hard – the explanation that producers Joel Silver and Larry Gordon gave in getting permission to use the Fox headquarters for Nakatomi Plaza for one night, only to stay weeks and wreck the place – is hilarious.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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De Hoop Nature Reserve is located on the southwestern coast of South Africa, about a 150-mile drive southeast from Cape Town.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Australian authorities intercept over a ton of cocaine worth $400M More than a ton of cocaine worth $400 million was seized off the coast of Australia during a drug bust that ended with the arrests of five men on Friday, local authorities said.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The last tariff-free ships — those on the water when the tariffs were announced — have almost all docked, and the first ships with goods that will be subject to tariffs are arriving at the ports.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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Each time an audience member so much as sniggers or sneezes, money is docked from a prize pot of £250,000 ($330,000), the slightest noise costing them up to £10,000 ($13,000) each time.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Trains stopped in their tracks, stranding thousands of commuters, and internet and cellular coverage became patchy.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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The dream had been realized, but St. Louis was left stranded by history.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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