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 Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
At the Park Retirement Home on Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive, fragile-looking elderly residents sit in lawn chairs, staring at the beach and waiting out the day.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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
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Noun
There’s this dog beach there, Rosie’s Beach.
—Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
At the Park Retirement Home on Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive, fragile-looking elderly residents sit in lawn chairs, staring at the beach and waiting out the day.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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How airspace restrictions are affecting flights right now Several airspaces are currently closed, meaning flights across the region have been grounded, suspended, and rerouted.—
Hana Al-Khodairi,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Feb. 2026
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Flights operated by Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways were grounded, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and costing airlines millions.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Get shipwrecked on a Robinson Crusoe beach with a picnic of yellowfin ceviche?—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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The park service first documented zebra mussels during a training dive at the SS Sevona shipwreck off the Sand Island shoal in 2015.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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From the fishermen and rescuers setting sail for deeper waters to those casting off, skating, and studying along the shoreline, the stories of the people here are as unique as the place itself.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hotels line the ocean shoreline; apartments and condominiums surround Flamingo Park.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Democrats also don’t want to be seen as rooting against the US military, nor for a long war that ties up US troops in Iran for months if not years.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Lawsuits could keep the matter tied up for years.—
Sean Tucker,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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His digestive system was wrecked by recurring dysentery and colic, and the calomel prescribed by his doctors only made things worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Listed at 6-3 and 315 pounds, the ultra-athletic Woods is the prototype for a game-wrecking defensive tackle.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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This particular shipment likely set sail from Quanzhou, a port on China’s eastern coast that was close to the creative heartlands in the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, bound for Temasek, according to Flecker.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The confrontation happened Wednesday one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel in Cayo Falcones, off the northern coast of the Villa Clara province in central Cuba, according to Cuban government officials.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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To the right of the photo, the Cygnus-23 cargo craft is docked at the space station's Unity module.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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With thousands of citizens of countries around the world stranded at airports or on cruise ships, and some from countries like the Philippines and China killed in the exchanges of fire, more nations have a stake in what comes next.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Previously safe havens in the Mideast like Dubai have seen incoming fire, stranding hundreds of thousands of airline passengers.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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