dune

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Recent Examples of dune The reeds once blocked the view of the Grand Calumet from the dune and swale, but on the southern side of that section of the river, most have been removed. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Large dangerous waves will likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures. Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Swells from the storm began hitting Florida on Tuesday with the National Weather Service in Melbourne placing the east coast counties under a surf advisory with a threat of beach and dune erosion. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 The dynamic beach and dune habitats there are home to a whopping 370 different bird species, from migratory waterfowl to shorebirds to raptors. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
  • Elote This playful pastry is shaped like an ear of corn, complete with ridges that look like kernels.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • At last the cows nearest the top of the mountain turned and went over the ridge, single file.
    Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The front of the school bus, meanwhile, was entangled with a tree in the embankment, the body of the bus tilted completely to one side.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Three years ago this week, Hardy was on his way back from a concert in Bristol, Tennessee, when his tour bus careened off the road and rolled down an embankment.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts have said Beijing’s plan to categorize the shoal as a nature reserve amounts to trying to take the moral high ground in the dispute over the atoll, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines.
    Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The shoals attract diving gannets and orcas.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off the coast of Kent, southeast England during the devastating Great Storm of November 26, 1703, alongside three other warships: Restoration, Stirling Castle and Mary.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
  • Some Maldivian resorts create artificial islands and sandbanks as a way to expand their space for guests.
    Johanna Read, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Where to stay The intimate, 39-room Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto, on the banks of Hozu River, gives front-row views of Arashiyama Hills’ kaleidoscopic colors in springtime as well as in autumn.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The deal adds more than 350 bank branches to Fifth Third's almost 1,100 locations.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025

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