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Recent Examples of coastland
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.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022
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
Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.
—Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland and could bring torrential rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
—Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2021
The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland which could dump torrential amounts of rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
—Fox News, 13 Sep. 2021
The verdant coastland and marshes teem with wildlife and fish, but every 100 minutes, land roughly the size of a football field vanishes under water.
—Anne McClintock, Teen Vogue, 11 Feb. 2020
The commission, which oversees development on about 1,100 miles of coastland, says its mission is to preserve the state’s movie-scene beaches for future use by all residents.
—Anne C. Mulkern, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2019
Glacier Bay covers a wild variety of terrains including ocean water, glaciers, mountains, temperate rainforests, rocky coastlands, and fjords.
—James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2019
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022
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
Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.
—Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland and could bring torrential rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
—Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2021
The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland which could dump torrential amounts of rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
—Fox News, 13 Sep. 2021
The verdant coastland and marshes teem with wildlife and fish, but every 100 minutes, land roughly the size of a football field vanishes under water.
—Anne McClintock, Teen Vogue, 11 Feb. 2020
The commission, which oversees development on about 1,100 miles of coastland, says its mission is to preserve the state’s movie-scene beaches for future use by all residents.
—Anne C. Mulkern, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2019
Glacier Bay covers a wild variety of terrains including ocean water, glaciers, mountains, temperate rainforests, rocky coastlands, and fjords.
—James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastland
Noun
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After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the California coast angling for Chinook salmon this weekend as recreational fishing resumes under strict limits.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Alma Resort, Vietnam – Coffee by Bicycle, Delivered to Your Pavilion Located along Vietnam’s Cam Ranh coast, Alma Resort is rethinking guests’ morning coffee order with its immersive in-room Vietnamese coffee service.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The risk of a major hurricane, with winds of more than 111 mph, making landfall somewhere along the entire U.S. mainland coastline is about 51%, according to the update.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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Notable stops on this route include Sequim (which draws visitors in summer with its lavender fields) and Forks, the rainiest town in the lower 48 that was made famous by the Twilight series—and serves as a good base for checking out the Pacific coastline.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Several people made it to the shoreline by themselves, while others were pulled from the water by rescuers.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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In the video recorded by Nelson's son, the bear is seen swimming close to the shoreline as Nelson calls 911.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Noun
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According to the New Jersey Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program, advisories do not typically result in beach closures.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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In fact, the SoundLink Plus is sufficiently compact that it can be stuffed in a backpack, duffle bag or beach tote.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The trail, called the Coast to Coast Walk, is an established national pathway that stretches from Saint Bees, a village on the western seaboard, to Robin Hood's Bay, on the east coast.—
Mike Nolan,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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The Texas coast, Louisiana, and the Florida Panhandle often face a higher early-season risk than locations along the Eastern seaboard.—
Colin Zarzycki,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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“Coastland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastland. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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