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Recent Examples of dune
The region has transitioned from a productive agricultural center to a semiarid zone due to a rapid decline in groundwater levels and the emergence of desert-like dune formations.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
All of the Texas coastline is considered public land, from the water to the dune line.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
With lawns, herb gardens, ballrooms and waterfront dune cottages, the resort can host lavish ceremonies of any size.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
As this occurs, wave runup and ocean overwash are forecast to develop, especially across the more vulnerable areas of Hwy 12 near Pony Pens where weakened dune structures are noted.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
All of the Texas coastline is considered public land, from the water to the dune line.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
With lawns, herb gardens, ballrooms and waterfront dune cottages, the resort can host lavish ceremonies of any size.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
As this occurs, wave runup and ocean overwash are forecast to develop, especially across the more vulnerable areas of Hwy 12 near Pony Pens where weakened dune structures are noted.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
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This is a volcanic island with steep hills, unpaved trails, and accommodations scattered across a ridge accessible primarily by golf cart.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Olive and June product can also be applied daily to bare nails as an intensive strengthening treatment that not only fortifies your claws, but also repairs ridges, discoloration, and pesky peeling along the way.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Steep embankments, streams, and pond banks require extra caution.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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Investigators found an unresponsive infant over an embankment outside of the residence, KSP officials said.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Under the cover of night on July 30, 1949, the Amethyst quenched all its lights on board and shadowed a passing Chinese merchant ship, the Kiangling Liberation, following it through the tricky shoals of the river.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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The little sluiceways through the shoals were only a few inches deep, so the coontail moss was also that much closer to the surface.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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More than seven miles long and up to half a mile wide, the Kniepsand sandbank that faces the open sea shifts slightly every year.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Herald’s data show these already densely populated sandbanks are growing skyward to pack in more people: A third of all housing on barrier islands is now in buildings with more than 50 units.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The recent turmoil is testing some of the foundations that powered private credit’s rapid growth, including aggressive underwriting, highly leveraged middle-market borrowers and the promise of stable capital insulated from bank-style runs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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The pair has struck a strategic partnership to exploit titles such as the upcoming CGI series The Immortals & The Shadow Realm from Mainframe’s original IP bank and its work-for-hire portfolio.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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