as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
a secluded cove that smugglers once used
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Recent Examples of cove
The Virgin Islands boasts beaches and pirate coves, Greenland has the world's second largest ice sheet.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Our 5-mile trek past fragrant pine trees and expansive sea views led to one of the trip’s highlights: the isolated cove of San Fruttuoso.
—Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Kefalonia is famous for its pretty coves (don’t miss Myrtos Beach and Antisamos beach).
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
On the rocky coasts of northwestern Australia, small coves are submerged with the tides.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Our 5-mile trek past fragrant pine trees and expansive sea views led to one of the trip’s highlights: the isolated cove of San Fruttuoso.
—Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Kefalonia is famous for its pretty coves (don’t miss Myrtos Beach and Antisamos beach).
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
On the rocky coasts of northwestern Australia, small coves are submerged with the tides.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cove
Noun
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The body of Laci and her unborn son washed up separately along the Richmond shoreline four months later after a storm churned up the bay.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their goal is to save both the bay and its people, as in the universe—called anya, in the Yoreme language—everything is interconnected.—
Gwendolina Duval,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But, to their delight, the whale was last seen on the afternoon of March 25, appearing to exit the estuary.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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The latest details: Alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals were found at Elkhorn Slough, California’s second-largest estuary.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Cove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cove. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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