as in beaches
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 beachfronts
The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Facing searing heat waves, many Italian beachfronts saw as much as a 25% drop in visitors in June and July this year.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Facing searing heat waves, many Italian beachfronts saw as much as a 25% drop in visitors in June and July this year.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachfronts
beaches
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The advisory, which affects some of the state’s beaches on Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui, underscores the ongoing exposure of island communities and tourists to marine hazards.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some volunteers were putting sandbags at beaches.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Beachfronts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachfronts. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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