dune

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Recent Examples of dune The clogs are available in cafe, dune and pecan. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Offshore waves reaching 10 to 20 feet, along with prolonged high surf, could lead to substantial beach erosion and dune damage, according to the outlet. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Of course, manual mode sometimes comes in handy while off-roading, but the Quartermaster never harbors hopes of high-speed dune charging. Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025 Nearby, The Village of Baytowne Wharf has shopping, dining, and live entertainment, while Topsail Hill Preserve State Park attracts nature enthusiasts with its trails and coastal dune lakes. Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dune
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Noun
  • Bison roam freely, wild horses graze on ridges, and entire prairie dog towns pop up along the roadside.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The strongest wind gusts were reported over coastal ridges in excess of 75 mph.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The semi went through the guardrail on the left side of the roadway before crashing down a steep embankment, authorities said.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Under the cover of night, a flotilla of boats, some of them commandeered from local fishermen, tried to cross the Dnipro and land on the embankment near the plant, according to three Ukrainian military officers involved in the planning and execution of the assault.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Theories range from the Fitzgerald striking a shoal and suffering bottom damage to flooding through the freighter's hatch covers, which filled the ship with water and sank it, to rogue waves, to structural flaws in the ship that the 1975 storm made deadly.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The debris appears as a large cloud of dirty water seen beyond the shoals off Montego Bay.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The center also detailed how on Friday a team had spotted the whale in shallow water off the west side of Holgate, where the whale then appeared to be beached on a sandbar.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Muir’s head had slammed onto a shallow sandbar, his body instantly going numb.
    Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 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
  • Are banks open on Veterans Day?
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
  • However, bank ATMs and digital banking features will typically still be available.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025

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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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