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beaching

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verb

present participle of beach
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Noun
  • And since its stranding, the animal has reportedly been breathing irregularly and hardly moving.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The stranding took place at Bigbury Beach in South Devon, about 230 miles southwest of London, according to a statement from the Devon Wildlife Trust, a local conservation charity.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That means grounding every AI effort in a clear priority.
    Katy George, Time, 11 May 2026
  • After striking out and then grounding out in his first two at-bats against the Dodgers' star, the second baseman stepped to the dish in the bottom of the fifth inning with base runners on the corners.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The line was a wrecking crew that also managed to outscore the opposition.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Victor Wembanyama delivered another masterpiece with 39 points, 15 rebounds and more game-wrecking defense for the San Antonio Spurs, who took a 2-1 lead in the second-round NBA playoff series with a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The actual shipwrecks of the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror were not found until 2014 and 2016, respectively.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • Anglers can cast for dozens of fish species that inhabit the lake, while divers have scores of historic shipwrecks to explore.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Downstairs, a styling session for the fall 2026 collection; up here, on the fourth floor, almost every inch of space is taken by patternmakers, bolts of fabric, designers scuttling about, and racks and more racks of clothes.
    Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Paramount cliched its $31-a-share in cash merger for WBD on February 27, scuttling Warner’s previous agreement with Netflix.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Beaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaching. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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