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
Weeks after everything went awry on the Venezuelan coastline, agents from the Tampa office of the FBI raided a Boca Raton apartment on May 21 where Goudreau was visiting and seized nearly $57,000 in cash.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The coroner’s office confirmed those remains were also human, and a cadaver dog from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was deployed to search the surrounding coastline.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the country Brazilians affectionately call Brasil com S, a place with more than 70 national parks, more than 4,600 miles of coastline, and more local fruit stands than fast food chains.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
And in mangrove regions, early tests show 97% accuracy—cutting processing time in half and helping governments act faster to protect fragile coastlines.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The coroner’s office confirmed those remains were also human, and a cadaver dog from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was deployed to search the surrounding coastline.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the country Brazilians affectionately call Brasil com S, a place with more than 70 national parks, more than 4,600 miles of coastline, and more local fruit stands than fast food chains.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
And in mangrove regions, early tests show 97% accuracy—cutting processing time in half and helping governments act faster to protect fragile coastlines.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
Noun
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The Crew-11 astronauts will also have to splashdown off the Florida coast before then.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The weather service's Storm Prediction Center has placed Austin and areas east toward the Texas coast under a level 1 out of 5 risk for isolated severe thunderstorms that could include hail, damaging winds or even a tornado.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Explore tranquil marshland trails or relax on white-sand beaches.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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If your annual drive to the beach involves more than a full day on the road, that predictability drops fast.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The blocks support shoreline reinforcement and flood-resilient infrastructure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, city officials have ramped up cleaning efforts in the park by having crews pressure wash walkways, disinfect areas where swans gather on the shoreline and remove feeders.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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