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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
  • Fall calls for hydration that lingers, scents that feel grounding, and makeup staples that can withstand long, layered days.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With Typhoon Ragasa’s landfall in South China last week grounding hundreds of flights in the region, the air cargo capacity crunch briefly sent rates skyrocketing on the Asia-to-Europe trade lane.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On July 21, 1715, a hurricane struck — wrecking the ships and releasing their treasures into the sea, according to The Associated Press.
    Ashley J. DiMella , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Adam Berry/Getty Images What To Know Phoenix police said in a release to media that a 19-year-old was detained after wrecking a memorial for Kirk at the office of Turning Point USA, the conservative campus group that Kirk co-founded.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The area was given the name after shipwrecks full of treasure, beginning in the 1600s, occurred due to the reefs and isolated location, according to multiple sources.
    Ashley J. DiMella , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The fleet encountered a hurricane off the coast of Eastern Florida in an area now known as the Treasure Coast — named for the fact that a large number of shipwrecks took place there — and all but one of the fleet’s approximately 12 ships were destroyed.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israel broke a ceasefire earlier this year, accusing Hamas of scuttling it.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Related Stories Pogachefsky is now suing 42West and his former employees, accusing them of crippling his company and scuttling his talks to sell the firm.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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