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Recent Examples of coastland
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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What Happens Next The storm is likely to lose strength after crossing the Vietnamese coast and moving northwest, toward northeast Cambodia, eastern Thailand and southern Laos later on Friday.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Moving south along Limón’s coast, Cahuita National Park’s coral reefs and rainforest hikes provide even more opportunities for wildlife observation, while inlaid-back, surf-centric Puerto Viejo’s can serve as an enriching yet relaxing home base nearby.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Without stretching their budget, travelers can enjoy 22 miles of pristine coastline or cross the bridge to hop on a shuttle with Explore Jax Core Tours, where the city’s history, culture, and future unfold through vivid storytelling and physical representation.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their backdrop was filled with green grass, lush plants and views of a distant coastline.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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This log cabin, set along the Lake Michigan shoreline, marries the rustic allure of traditional wood paneling with sophisticated furnishings.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a June 18, 2025, news release, police announced that several of the remains recovered along the city’s shoreline since 2023 had been positively identified through DNA testing.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sticking with the beach theme, Jenner posed topless with seashells covering her chest in another snapshot.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But enough of all that tomfoolery, because there is one person on the beach who knows exactly what is about to happen!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Barred owls, which are native to the eastern seaboard but only appeared west of the Mississippi in the early 1900s, are classified as invasive to the West and Northwest.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Canadian outbreak began in October 2024 in New Brunswick, a province on the country’s eastern seaboard.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Coastland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastland. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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