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dune

noun

Definition of dunenext
as in ridge

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Recent Examples of dune About 25 people participated in the Friday evening walk on one of Seman’s favorite trails — the number 9 and 10 trails at Indiana Dunes State Park that lead to a dune ridge with a panoramic view of Lake Michigan. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Part of the beach is located in the Ainsdale & Birkdale Sandhills Nature Reserve, which has walking paths and is home to rare species like the Natterjack toad as well as wildflowers such as the dune helleborine and yellow glandweed. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 There are gorgeous swaths of untouched beaches, as well as dune, lagoon, pine flatland, salt marsh, and hammock habitats to explore. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 This aims to remove any hiding place and expose Palestinians to fire from military snipers or from armed quadcopter drones that patrol the dune landscape. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
  1. ridge
  2. embankment
  3. shoal
  4. sandbar
  5. sandbank
  6. bank
Noun
  • The tourism website’s Instagram page also shows nearby waterfalls and mountain ridges steeped in fall colors.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The ridge was shrouded in coastal fog; a few members of the grazing co-op had gathered to help.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ridge
Noun
  • How levees work Levees are earthen embankments positioned parallel to a river that effectively raise the height of the banks of the river to prevent overflow when the river swells.
    — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As the road curved, Garcia went down an embankment and hit a tree at 101 mph, according to the district attorney's office.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of embankment
Noun
  • In one of the latest incidents, the Philippine military in July accused China's coast guard of injuring a Filipino sailor at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoal
Noun
  • The unidentified juvenile was bitten while swimming in the preserve, and deputies said the victim and several other juveniles became stranded on a sandbar.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Lungomare runs along most of the 12km long sandbar, a pleasure island but also a UNESCO Heritage Site.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sandbar
Noun
  • Jumeirah Olhahali Island takes guests on a five-minute speedboat ride to reach a private sandbank at sunrise or sunset.
    — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Hippos grunt and grumble in the shallows, crocodiles sunbathe on sandbanks, elephants appear along the banks, while fish eagles call overhead as sunset approaches.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Definition of sandbank
Noun
  • People might think a little harder about whether to buy a home if mortgage rates are higher — or whether to take that business loan if banks are charging more.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The files didn’t contain bank-account details, and, even if Qatar had ordered the transfers, there was no evidence that Netanyahu had actually received the money.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of bank

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