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
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
On April 22, the TV personality, 53, hit the beach in Malibu , Calif., in a neon green bikini, showing off her muscular physique and ripped abs.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The animals are part of a pod of 157 whales that beached near Arthur River, a township on the northern part of the West Coast of the island of Tasmania, the Marine Conservation Program reported Tuesday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
At the very end, however, #Jelly’s romantic fantasy is interrupted by a certain intruder: Christopher Briney’s Conrad, who shows up at the brothers’ beach house and delivers the only spoken line in the entire trailer.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
On April 22, the TV personality, 53, hit the beach in Malibu , Calif., in a neon green bikini, showing off her muscular physique and ripped abs.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
In addition to the pools and beach at the resort there is an AYANA private beach at an island a short boat ride away.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The animals are part of a pod of 157 whales that beached near Arthur River, a township on the northern part of the West Coast of the island of Tasmania, the Marine Conservation Program reported Tuesday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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Having a trusted circle that understands the challenges and wins of entrepreneurship keeps me grounded.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket has been grounded until further notice.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 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
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But also remember: This is a woman who has pretty much rolled with it when attacked by big game and shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Three-night pop-up Carbone Beach returns to South Beach for shoreline dining Friday through Sunday.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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On April 28, the Greater Miami and Miami Beach website’s webcam showed dark pockets of seaweed in the water and shoreline in the beach area of 17th and 18th streets in the early morning.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While much of that cost is tied up in the battery, prices have improved as components have come down in price.—
Abigail Bassett,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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The order to dismantle IMLS and other agencies is tied up in a lawsuit backed by a coalition of state attorneys general, including Connecticut’s William Tong.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The cops also seized his cellphone and tore apart his home of two years, wrecking his recording setup in the process.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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As many little heartbeats as possible, just running around, wrecking stuff in the house.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Before 2011, sargassum was mainly found in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America), although small amounts were also sighted in the Caribbean Sea and off the Brazilian coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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What To Know The Indian Navy has issued four firing notices for live weapons drills off the Gujarat coast, just 85 nautical miles from where Pakistan is holding naval exercises in the Arabian Sea, according to India Today, citing unnamed defense sources.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Progress 91 is docked to the aft port of the Roscosmos Zvezda module.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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He was ultimately docked two strokes for improved his lie in the waste area.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Other West Coast marine mammal stranding facilities -- which rescue and rehabilitate marine animals -- have reported seeing the same.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island, and soon discover that they are being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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