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Recent Examples of dunes
Many travelers opt to take a four-wheeler down the Sand Highway, a one-way trail into a canyon on the boundary of the dunes, and the South Boundary Trail, which winds along the eastern side of the main dune area.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunes
Noun
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The strongest wind gusts were reported over coastal ridges in excess of 75 mph.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The debris appears as a large cloud of dirty water seen beyond the shoals off Montego Bay.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The shoals attract diving gannets and orcas.—
David Greig
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The exhibition features his maps and sullied backpack, toothbrush, bar of soap, and survival goods, along with photos of him sleeping on park benches, crouching on the banks of the Hudson in front of ice floes, and haunting the city.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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But banks are looking to fortify revenues as a downward trend of inflation in many African markets causes central banks to lower interest rates.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Dunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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