as in coast
the land adjacent to a body of water
The state has mainly rocky coastline and few beaches. The plane flew along the eastern coastline.
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Recent Examples of coastline
The fishery protects more than 145 acres of mangrove forest along its section of coastline.
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
The company offers sightseeing flights over Kauai’s canyons, coastline and waterfalls, according to its website.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Over a two-year period, researchers at the Shark Lab used drones to study more than two dozen beaches up and down the California coastline and found juvenile white sharks congregating at two spots in southern Santa Barbara County and central San Diego County.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
In the March spill, Morales reported that the oil covered an area of about 600 kilometers (373 miles) including 200 kilometers (125 miles) of coastline in the southern states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
The company offers sightseeing flights over Kauai’s canyons, coastline and waterfalls, according to its website.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Over a two-year period, researchers at the Shark Lab used drones to study more than two dozen beaches up and down the California coastline and found juvenile white sharks congregating at two spots in southern Santa Barbara County and central San Diego County.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
In the March spill, Morales reported that the oil covered an area of about 600 kilometers (373 miles) including 200 kilometers (125 miles) of coastline in the southern states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The other expedition in December and January captured photos of other areas along the Argentine coast.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rough seas and dangerous rip currents led to a high volume of beach rescues on Friday, with 29 people pulled from the water in Fort Lauderdale and another nine in Pompano Beach.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But ever since, the family has alleged individuals have encroached on their beach, forcing them to put up no trespassing signs and hire private security, according to a supplemental complaint filed by Brian against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office last year.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those threats include boat strikes from propellers slicing through shells, being caught in fishing nets, shoreline development, tree removal reducing natural cover, de-icing bubblers that give otters access to hibernating turtles, and climate change.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Even experienced swimmers can be pulled into deeper water or slammed against the seabed when a strong wave collapses suddenly near the shoreline.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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