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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More than 500 miles of coastline line the city’s shores, and when the temperatures creep up, many city dwellers head to the public beaches that line the coast.
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But there is a reason millions want to live here, and many risk their lives to try to reach our shores.
Verb
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Oil futures have dropped and gas prices have eased on optimism that flows through the Strait of Hormuz will pick up now that the US-Iran agreement has been signed.
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Goldman Sachs cut its oil price forecast Tuesday, projecting Brent to average $80 in late 2026 and $75 in 2027, citing a faster-than-expected recovery in Persian Gulf crude flows.
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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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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.
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The aircraft cruises at 75 knots and can sprint at 90 knots.
Noun
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For exploration further into the turquoise waters, the property’s jetty can act as a launch point for private yacht charters to secluded beaches, day trips to other islands, a kite surfing adventure, and more.
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Under law, California beaches are supposed to be public.
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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.
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Bean Point Bean Point, a remote beach area on the northern tip of Anna Maria Island, is known for its soft white sands and epic views of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge as much as for its blissful lack of crowds.
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Whether here or at its sister beach club, the wide golden sands are the reason Italians have long flocked to this part of the Tuscan coast.
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“Coasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coasts. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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