as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
coasting along easily in the light traffic
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Recent Examples of coasts
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
Turning onto the dead-end road, the car coasts down the rutted driveway to the house at the bottom.
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Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.
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Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
That mystery is the highlight of this film, which coasts on her daring turn.
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Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
Turning onto the dead-end road, the car coasts down the rutted driveway to the house at the bottom.
—
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coasts
Noun
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In the spring of 2023, as epic winter snows melted, horse carcasses emerged along the shores of South Tufa and nearby Navy Beach.
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What Makes Its Beach Unique Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is on the shores of a coquina rock beach, the second largest outcropping of visible limestone shoreline in Florida (the first is Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter).
Verb
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The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.
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To balance the market next year, flows through the strait need only recover to 65% of their pre-conflict level.
Noun
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The agency has historically prioritized places with the greatest population and risk, which makes sense due to budget constraints, Berginnis said, but also leaves about two-thirds of the country's streams, rivers and coastlines unmapped.
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Instead of using undersea cables to send raw electricity back to coastlines, the platforms consume the power immediately to run onboard artificial intelligence hardware.
Verb
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Whether your cart navigates the back nine, cruises the cul-de-sac, patrols the campground, or anchors an off-grid lifestyle, this upgrade extends beyond performance considerations.
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As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane.
Noun
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At issue is a city ordinance that prohibits most yoga instruction in parks and beaches.
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Twice a day, Hoeflich's office publishes rip current forecasts, which help inform local beaches.
Verb
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Star of the Seas still sails out of Port Canaveral, housing guests on what is tied for the title of world’s largest cruise ship.
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As the ship sails the Antarctic Peninsula, passengers go on excursions, such as taking a Zodiac or kayaking, to view wildlife and immerse themselves in nature.
Noun
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With just 158,00 residents, the island off the coast of South America is best known for its pastel colonial architecture, extensive coral reefs, and stretches of golden sands.
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From Menorca’s quiet coves to Sardinia’s pink sands, here's what topped their lists.
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“Coasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coasts. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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