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
Facing searing heat waves, many Italian beachfronts saw as much as a 25% drop in visitors in June and July this year.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachfronts
beaches
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Do not enter the water when authorities close beaches to swimmers and warn of dangerous rip currents.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nea Styra is a small coastal town on the southern tip of Evia, Greece's second-largest island, known for its beaches, fishing harbor, and ferry link to the mainland town of Agia Marina in Attica.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Beachfronts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachfronts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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