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Recent Examples of corniche
The spectacle opened with a cinematic flourish: a video of Robinhood cofounder and CEO Vlad Tenev driving a midnight-blue 1962 Jaguar E-Type convertible along the corniche, an homage to Cary Grant’s entrance in Hitchcock’s film.
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
On Beirut’s seaside corniche, Mohammad Mohammad from the village of Marwahin in southern Lebanon was strolling with his three children.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s when Etihad Airways will link Atlanta to Abu Dhabi with its dazzling corniche, outpost of the famed Louvre museum and, soon, the capital of the United Arab Emirates’ own Sphere.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Forty-eight-year-old Mustafa Mazloum lay on a piece of cardboard under the shade of a tree in the grassy median along the city’s famed seaside corniche.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Families rest on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb Monday.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Walking shirtless on the corniche with his elderly father, Othman said a lifetime under multiple wars had strengthened him and his countrymen.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
On Beirut’s seaside corniche, Mohammad Mohammad from the village of Marwahin in southern Lebanon was strolling with his three children.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s when Etihad Airways will link Atlanta to Abu Dhabi with its dazzling corniche, outpost of the famed Louvre museum and, soon, the capital of the United Arab Emirates’ own Sphere.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Forty-eight-year-old Mustafa Mazloum lay on a piece of cardboard under the shade of a tree in the grassy median along the city’s famed seaside corniche.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Families rest on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb Monday.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Walking shirtless on the corniche with his elderly father, Othman said a lifetime under multiple wars had strengthened him and his countrymen.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corniche
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Trump maintains the ability to have National Guard troops and federal agencies continue to patrol city streets beyond his federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Glória Funicular route is short but steep, beginning at the Praça dos Restauradores station in Baixa, right beside Avenida da Liberdade, one of Lisbon's grand boulevards.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Vienna, Austria Balancing imperial legacy with modern rhythm, Vienna’s core is shaped by the Ringstrasse—a grand circular boulevard—where trams loop past the Hofburg Palace, the State Opera, and parliament’s Greek Revival columns.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two head down the highway, sitting side-by-side in Muñeco’s massive 18-wheeler.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Bobcats went on the road Thursday night and struggled in the second half in a 38-21 loss against Lewisville at Max Goldsmith Stadium.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since its opening in mid-June, the experimental project has driven a 25 percent increase in total sales across the West Nanjing Road thoroughfare.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The latter riffs mythopoetically on the region’s aerospace industry, and the former features an anthropology of our freeways any native Angeleno could get behind.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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After earning her Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Ezrre was given her route, which was 45 minutes from her bus barn and required her to drive on the freeway.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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And if all the organic tofu suddenly triggers an irresistible urge to clog your arteries?—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Corniche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniche. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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