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noun

plural of beach
as in sands
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of beach
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as in grounds

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as in shipwrecks

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Recent Examples of beaches
Noun
Rising tides will bring water and waves farther up the beach than normal, restricting escape from beaches and coastal areas. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Last month, thousands of small penguin-like birds called murres began washing up on Bay Area beaches. — John Ramos, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 On Djerba Island, meanwhile, beaches and extensive resort infrastructure make combining an eclipse chase with a conventional Mediterranean vacation particularly easy — with a view of Mos Eisley thrown in for good measure. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Before the widespread development of Southern California’s coastline, beaches were usually narrower. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026 What to do nearby Numbered lifeguard stands serve as landmarks on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches, and at the southern end of Copacabana, the Fairmont puts you close to Posto 6. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 To protect Mexico’s tourism-reliant economy, the Navy is fighting a massive sargassum bloom that dumps thousands of tons of seaweed onto Caribbean beaches daily. — David Shortell Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Additionally, a high risk of rip currents continues at all area beaches. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaches
  1. sands
  2. grounds
  3. shipwrecks
  4. coastlines
  5. wrecks
  6. shores
  7. coasts
Noun
  • That year in Canada, Shell opened a $1 billion carbon capture and storage facility — also largely paid for by the country’s taxpayers — connected to open-pit oil sands mines.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its historic downtown, thriving restaurant scene, and proximity to the sugar-white sands of Pensacola Beach, just across the bay, offer plenty of coastal appeal without having to pay for property directly on the barrier island.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of sands
Verb
  • What grounds that preposterous plot is that the film stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, award-winning actors who are both known to have impeccable comedic timing and to not take themselves too seriously.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Guillermo del Toro grounds The Shape of Water in Elisa’s quest to be understood by those around her.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounds
Verb
  • In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of shipwrecks
Noun
  • Rosatom wants to bring nuclear power to that market, saying 38 of Africa’s 54 countries have coastlines suitable for its floating reactors.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The most significant effects are expected along Orange and San Diego counties’ coastlines this week, where the high tides are forecast to cause localized flooding, more coastal erosion and other hazards.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of coastlines
Verb
  • If checking your score reliably wrecks your morning, the device isn’t working for you.
    — J. David Creswell, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of wrecks
Noun
  • The port city on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay chartered the country’s first commercial railroad in 1827.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • From the shores of Lake Ontario to rural Kansas, signs point to a voter coalition under strain, as Republicans grappling with a troubled economy question the party’s direction.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of shores
Noun
  • Say ciao to the Roman Coast With so many coasts, coves and fishing villages to choose from in Italy, the Roman coast is not often the first place people mention for a beach holiday.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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