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
There’s a rainforest trail and seal cove, sharks and stingrays, Siberian and Bengal tigers, grey wolves, lions, giraffes and more on display for guests at the park.
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Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
As a large lake, conditions can differ significantly between coves and the main channel.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
The picturesque Anse de la Fausse Monnaie, a cove along the Corniche Kennedy, the road that wraps along the coast, is an ideal spot for lazing and gazing at the sea.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Cal Fire status update Situation Summary This fire is orange cove fire district.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
As a large lake, conditions can differ significantly between coves and the main channel.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
The picturesque Anse de la Fausse Monnaie, a cove along the Corniche Kennedy, the road that wraps along the coast, is an ideal spot for lazing and gazing at the sea.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Cal Fire status update Situation Summary This fire is orange cove fire district.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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Coupes then get a split rear window—which harks back to Corvettes of old, while releasing hot air from the engine bay—plus new shoulder NACA intakes that directly feed the air box with cooler oxygen that even creates a ram air effect akin to mild supercharging.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Dick’s House of Sport focuses on experiences, with in-store climbing walls, multiple golf hitting bays with TrackMan simulators, and a multi-sport cage that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Even the resort felt far away; A bridge over an estuary (home to my snappy crocodile neighbors) separated my room from the resort’s main gathering areas.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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Florida’s abundant resources and management, bountiful fish supply, easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and a myriad of reefs, wrecks, estuaries, and bays, make the Southeastern state an angler’s paradise.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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“Cove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cove. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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