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beaching

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verb

present participle of beach

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaching
Noun
  • 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
  • The series aims to balance regional specificity with global appeal, tapping into universal questions about belief systems while grounding its narrative in distinctly Asian cultural contexts.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Hutcherson, meanwhile, is a straight-man revelation, his earnest, odd-man-out presence grounding the show’s otherwise manic energy.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Storm preparations Cuba has been struck almost yearly by a major hurricane in recent years, sometimes twice, wrecking the country’s already decrepit infrastructure, damaging crops and destroying thousands of homes in precarious condition.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That history came to an end after wrecking crews tore down the wing’s two stories of offices and reception rooms last week.
    Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here's what to know ahead of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck's 50th anniversary.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • About 40% of all the Great Lakes shipwrecks have occurred in November.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Hiding in dark places, scuttling in the daylight, allergic to real, authentic human contact.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The move will save $30 million — a tiny fraction of the department’s $850 billion budget — scuttling research on emerging security threats, including climate change, extremism and disinformation.
    Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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