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beaching

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verb

present participle of beach

Example Sentences

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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
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
  • But for Chun, Sint Maarten’s connection to history and heritage is deeply grounding.
    Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
  • For people who feel overwhelmed, restorative shapes can be especially grounding.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • What is in tandem here is the exuberantly generative possibility of life itself (SCOBY, water) alongside the very synthetic polymers that are literally wrecking life on an individual and systemic level.
    Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Belt-Stubblefield did not stop and ended up wrecking his car.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Ten migrants survived the shipwreck, which occurred on June 12 in the Mediterranean Sea, off the eastern part of the North African nation, according to the Abreen group, which tracks movements of migrants in eastern Libya.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Some horses survived shipwrecks off the east coast and swam to shore, while others were abandoned in the wake of natural disasters.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 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
  • The court complaint against the utilities commission and the California Attorney General’s office asks for a court order declaring that California cannot stop AT&T from scuttling landlines.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • The rationale was that any war Israel fought would inflame popular anti-Israeli sentiment in the Arab and Muslim world, scuttling the Abraham Accords as Arab governments would withdraw out of fear of backlash.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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“Beaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaching. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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