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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
coasting along easily in the light traffic
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Recent Examples of coast
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
This project was approved in late 2023 and is being built off the coast of Long Island, N.Y.
Trump has long opposed wind power, complaining about impacts to birds and views and even baselessly claiming in 2019 that wind power noise can cause cancer.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
When the president returned to the White House in January, Trump was coasting with positive numbers, but in the last couple of weeks, his approval ratings have dipped across the polls.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
It’s set in 1902, in a Gullah community on an island off the coast of Georgia, where a large extended family is preparing to move to the North.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
This project was approved in late 2023 and is being built off the coast of Long Island, N.Y.
Trump has long opposed wind power, complaining about impacts to birds and views and even baselessly claiming in 2019 that wind power noise can cause cancer.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
After losing to UMass in overtime last Thursday, the pair turned pro and immediately suited up for the Blackhawks on Sunday night, just coasting on adrenaline.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
When the president returned to the White House in January, Trump was coasting with positive numbers, but in the last couple of weeks, his approval ratings have dipped across the polls.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coast
Verb
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The rich sat on deck while the poor were squeezed in the hold below, with no place to relieve themselves, so excrement, vomit, and other wastes flowed down into the lower areas.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The liquor flows so freely that the rest room nearly becomes a vomitorium.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Think of the eastern edge of South America or the coastline around the United Kingdom; these aren’t places with active volcanoes, large earthquakes or other major planetary activity.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such high temperatures are deadly to corals, which protect coastlines from erosion and storms.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As part of its efforts under [Free and Open Indo-Pacific], [Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force] remains delighted to sail into friends' ports and help enhance openness thru various and collaborative interactions.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Domestic life did not suit the 26-year-old young woman who had once sailed to China to preach the word of God.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Three-night pop-up Carbone Beach returns to South Beach for shoreline dining Friday through Sunday.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Examples include beach and shoreline restoration, storm-proofing infrastructure (like utilities), and native forest restoration, among others.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the show, Sheeran often drifted to the back of the stage to lock into tight grooves with bodhrán (an Irish drum) player Eamon Murray, as fiddle player Niamh Dunne carved out fiery solos.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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Texas officials disputed Mexico’s claim that the bodies were tangled in the buoys and said only one body was found and that the person drowned upstream and drifted downstream toward the buoys.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mallorca may be known for its nightlife, its glorious beaches and lately, unfortunately, some of its tourism growing pains.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Attendees spent thousands of dollars on tickets to an event that promised a beach party, major musical acts and luxury camping and food.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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To get here, cruise over on your own boat or take the ferry (1.5 hours) from Leland.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
21 Apr. 2025
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That stretch put the game away as the Pacers cruised to a 19-point win.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
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“Coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coast. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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