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
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
Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Turtle hatchlings born at Galathea Bay are being caught and released on other beaches.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
When Conrad, who starred in the reality juggernaut, was offered a summer job in Paris on-camera, she was portrayed as deciding to live at the beach with her boyfriend instead.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Turtle hatchlings born at Galathea Bay are being caught and released on other beaches.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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Lily Harrison’s script is laugh-out-loud funny while staying grounded and deeply relatable.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Becoming a plant parent is also grounding, teaches patience, and creates a chance to reclaim ancestral connections to the land.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The four tried to sail across the sea but were shipwrecked in Spain, where all four of them survived and went on to their next adventure in Not Mexico together.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Two married sea-explorers are stranded, Gilligan-style, after a storm shipwrecks their craft.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As the shoreline’s clarity diminishes, Berry stressed the importance of this research for conservation efforts, especially doing it collaboratively.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Should token prices crash, firms that have tied up substantial portions of their balance sheets might face potential liquidity crises.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ellison, 81, who co-founded Oracle and is now chairman and chief technology officer, has the bulk of his net worth tied up in the database software company.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last week the hacks finally returned Read’s SUV, but with its electronics system totally wrecked.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Arguing further against a lopsided game, two Eagles defenders who wrecked Kansas City’s blocking in the Super Bowl have moved on.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the Atlantic, a tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west African coast in the next couple of days.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most settlements on its coast were washed away.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Navy and Marine leaders celebrate the opening of Exercise UNITAS 2025 onboard the United States amphibious transport docking ship USS Arlington at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on September 15.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The port’s monthly cargo report followed a recent incident where dozens of containers fell off a cargo ship docked at one of its terminals.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some whales have become stranded or collided with ships when overwhelmed by anthropogenic noise, while others have been left to, dangerously, reduce singing altogether.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now that the service is gone, that design choice has left many users stranded.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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