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Recent Examples of dune
Residents raised concerns about fishing grounds, heritage sites, dune systems, and the impact of thousands of workers arriving in small towns, a sign that public resistance could slow the project.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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, 17 Apr. 2026
The Earth Tone Collection currently offers several neutral colors—desert sand, warm beige, dune taupe, washed khaki, dusty olive, soft clay, muted terracotta and light stone—and the clients can create other custom colors.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.
—Mark Price
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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, 17 Apr. 2026
The Earth Tone Collection currently offers several neutral colors—desert sand, warm beige, dune taupe, washed khaki, dusty olive, soft clay, muted terracotta and light stone—and the clients can create other custom colors.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.
—Mark Price
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
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The bristles are pretty soft, and there's a mult-ridge tongue cleaner located on the back of the brush.—
Olivia Bria,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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Wind gusts could exceed 40 mph in some of the higher elevations, and some ridge tops could see gusts around 60 mph.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Delaware Task Force One, multiple fire departments, and tow companies worked for hours to strategically pull the truck up from an embankment.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Riding mowers are not designed for wet conditions and are more likely to roll on embankments.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
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China claims almost all of the sea, including areas that overlap with exclusive economic zones from countries like the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia, and has been building out structures on some shoals in recent years to bolster its claims.—
Joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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Rose Island Lighthouse stands on a rocky heap of land in Narragansett Bay, guiding ships away from the shallow shoals of Newport Harbor.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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Srebnick, Pino’s lead attorney, and his team contend the bottles and cans also came from other boats that were at the sandbar, not just their client’s vessel.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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Rent a kayak or canoe from the Wisconsin Canoe Company and spend a day drifting downstream or book an overnight expedition and camp on one of the river’s sandbars.—
Charles Usher,
Midwest Living,
10 June 2026
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Special meals can be provided on a sandbank or a deserted beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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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
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Across California, billions of dollars sit in unclaimed property accounts, from uncashed checks and dormant bank accounts to insurance payments and other financial assets.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Villas have been constructed around the landscape to avoid any disruption to the area, and the hotel’s staff has created a seed bank to ensure that some of the rare local species in the forest garden and orchard are preserved.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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