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
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Kenya’s coast offers seamless bush-to-beach transfers and world-class kite-surfing.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 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
Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean just south of France's Corsica, is famed for its beaches and ancient ruins.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Kenya’s coast offers seamless bush-to-beach transfers and world-class kite-surfing.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The two met when Bethany was a teenager on a school trip who got stranded in Warsaw for a month when ash from an Icelandic eruption grounded planes across Europe.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 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
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That fresh story finds Daryl and Carol shipwrecked in Spain after setting out from England on a boat and fighting a losing battle against a storm.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Small craft advisories are in place across the Upper Peninsula's entire shoreline for wind gusts up to 35 knots (40 mph).—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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With no high-rise buildings along the beachfront, and a wide, flat expanse of shoreline, there is plenty of room to spread out.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Under the previous deal, the bonds were tied up with gate revenues, which took a hit during the pandemic, so the club’s owners — via Lewis — refinanced the loans, incurring a £32m break cost to end the loan sooner than planned.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The second half ties up all the loose ends admirably, but making fans wait a month between the two was pointless, especially after the three year wait between seasons.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jerry Jeudy makes far too much money to wreck possessions with two drops, one that killed a drive and another that resulted in a crushing interception.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sophomore, who is the youngest player ever voted captain under coach Jay Norvell, was a one-man wrecking crew against the Huskies with a game-high 13 tackles.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The participating countries conducted the drills on Tuesday and Wednesday inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), off the west coast of Zambales province on the main island of Luzon, according to a statement from the Philippine military.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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That goal at Chelsea came during the now 21-year-old forward’s golden spell at the south-coast club.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Carter will also be docked his Week 1 game check as part of the punishment.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The two met when Bethany was a teenager on a school trip who got stranded in Warsaw for a month when ash from an Icelandic eruption grounded planes across Europe.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nick Schrandt, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004, is also advocating for his former interpreter stranded in a third country.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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