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noun

as in stranding

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verb

present participle of beach
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as in grounding

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as in wrecking

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Recent Examples of beaching
Noun
The usual Hawaiian activities are done here–hiking, sailing, snorkeling and beaching but within an almost unspoiled part of Hawaii. — Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaching
  1. stranding
  2. grounding
  3. wrecking
  4. shipwreck
  5. mooring
  6. scuttling
Noun
  • North Beach and North Beach Road have been temporarily closed as a result of the stranding, the National Park Service said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Similar to a person involved in a car accident, dolphins can become injured and exhausted during a stranding and should never be pushed or dragged back into the water, IFAW warned.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of stranding
Verb
  • Fresh Snow is a rare floral that works well for me in the wintertime, thanks to grounding notes of suede and musk.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Ali Tekin, the mill’s director of research and development, said the colors add a soft and grounding effect to collections.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounding
Verb
  • And the Bears’ defense got a major boost with last week’s blockbuster trade for game-wrecking defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • On Mljet, while walking back from the lakes with our wet hair dripping down our backs, someone asks whether anyone has a hair mask, because the sea salt is wrecking hers and ruining her extensions.
    — Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrecking
Noun
  • With no apparent way out and no solution in sight, the captain takes extreme action to help the shipwreck survivors, setting up an unexpected and epic ending to the film.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The ship and the shipwreck As an adult, Virilio studied many more examples of technological failures, such as the Chernobyl power plant meltdown of 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history.
    — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of shipwreck
Verb
  • One tech mogul asked if the harbor could accommodate mooring a 100-foot sailboat.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 June 2026
  • Maritime tracking data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler shows the Yantar was in the area in January last year, mooring in Egypt then Algeria, and then sending one position ping 20 km (12 miles) from the last position of the Ursa Major on January 15.
    — Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Definition of mooring
Verb
  • This nebula, called the Red Spider Nebula, is scuttling around space while its central star, glowing bright red in the middle, ejects bursts of gas and dust.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Congress quickly passed that bill with broad bipartisan support in the wake of the VA scuttling VASP.
    — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Beaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaching. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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