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
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, two female hikers are seen stranded along an extremely steep rock formation at the top of a cliff towering over the Northern California beach.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Jan. 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
Today, the hotel boasts a collection of Rolls-Royce (with chauffeurs, of course) that take guests to explore the region, whether to town or to the beach club.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, two female hikers are seen stranded along an extremely steep rock formation at the top of a cliff towering over the Northern California beach.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Jan. 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
Verb
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Romance takes on a confident, playful tone in January, inviting you to have fun while staying grounded.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Having something familiar to read, especially during turbulence or delays, can be grounding and comforting.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In this film, the pups get shipwrecked on a mysterious dinosaur island.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
1 Jan. 2026
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The show, which ran for three seasons from 1964 to 1967, centered around seven castaways who have to survive after getting shipwrecked on an uncharted island.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The blocks support shoreline reinforcement and flood-resilient infrastructure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, city officials have ramped up cleaning efforts in the park by having crews pressure wash walkways, disinfect areas where swans gather on the shoreline and remove feeders.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That figure would make Venezuela the government entity with the ninth-most money tied up in the original cryptocurrency, just behind North Korea.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Even the luxury giant Chanel is reacting to the situation and is said to have pulled inventory out of a total of eight Saks and Neiman’s stores to avoid having its goods tied up in the bankruptcy process.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Givaudan initiated the process to receive a wrecking permit in August and has been working over the past few months to get the proper approval from various agencies, including Louisville MSD and the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Jan. 2026
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The internet has the ability to create assassins and sway elections and destroy families, to waste our time and wreck our life.—
Gideon Leek,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Crew-11 astronauts will also have to splashdown off the Florida coast before then.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The weather service's Storm Prediction Center has placed Austin and areas east toward the Texas coast under a level 1 out of 5 risk for isolated severe thunderstorms that could include hail, damaging winds or even a tornado.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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The island is within eyeshot of the boat dock for Miller Ferry.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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My phone was my lifeline when I was stranded in paradise and acted as my connection to work, online travel booking platforms, my kids’ school district, and my family located elsewhere in the hotel, as well as back at home.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Power outages have frequently been the cause of riders becoming stranded on amusement park attractions in the past.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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