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
Trails trace shorelines, revealing beautiful and craggy coves and harbor seals sunbathing on rocks.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Like most beaches on this list, the waters are crystal clear, but what makes this coastline especially unique is its natural cove, which creates sheltered, shallow pools for swimming and exploring.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 July 2025
The nature preserve at 100 Cove Spring Road is another option for an outdoor adventure, with three areas to explore: lower cove, upper cove and the wetlands.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2025
Crowds fill bleachers overlooking a glassy cove of water, watching timber sports athletes from all over the world swing axes, wield crosscut saws, and sprint across floating logs.
—Maayan Silver, NPR, 25 July 2025
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Like most beaches on this list, the waters are crystal clear, but what makes this coastline especially unique is its natural cove, which creates sheltered, shallow pools for swimming and exploring.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 July 2025
The nature preserve at 100 Cove Spring Road is another option for an outdoor adventure, with three areas to explore: lower cove, upper cove and the wetlands.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2025
Crowds fill bleachers overlooking a glassy cove of water, watching timber sports athletes from all over the world swing axes, wield crosscut saws, and sprint across floating logs.
—Maayan Silver, NPR, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cove
Noun
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The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy are hoping to learn more about these shark and hooked striped bass interactions this summer, and the camera tags in Cape Cod Bay may help shed some light on this shark behavior in the bay.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While no evacuations were ordered, the government advised residents to immediately leave beaches, harbors, marinas, and estuaries, and to stay out of the water.—
Barney Henderson
Robert Birsel
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Some shark species can be found in North Carolina’s sounds and oceans, while others rarely venture into the state’s estuaries, the North Carolina Sea Grant says.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2025
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“Cove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cove. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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