as in beach
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
the town's beachfront extends for more than a mile
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Recent Examples of beachfront
Set on more than 1,000 feet of beachfront in Old Naples, the property has been designed like a village rather than a single high-rise monolith.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Today's 41st annual ceremony, hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Ego Nwodim, traded in its usual beachfront venue at the Santa Monica Pier for Los Angeles' Hollywood Palladium, due to renovations.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Step further, and the house pulls you towards its 10,000 square feet of private beachfront.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Built in 1928 and designed by architect Ernest Mayo, the 22-room mansion has 223 feet of private beachfront.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Today's 41st annual ceremony, hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Ego Nwodim, traded in its usual beachfront venue at the Santa Monica Pier for Los Angeles' Hollywood Palladium, due to renovations.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Step further, and the house pulls you towards its 10,000 square feet of private beachfront.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Built in 1928 and designed by architect Ernest Mayo, the 22-room mansion has 223 feet of private beachfront.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachfront
beach
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Blasts have been heard from the beaches of Dubai to the streets of Doha.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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This funky little beach town checks all the boxes for a great seaside destination, with none of the annoyances— like huge crowds and towering high rises—of more popular spots.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Beachfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachfront. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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