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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 second day involved a long, scenic ramble along a winding path that climbed ridges, dipped through dells and crossed a log bridge over a stream.—
Holden Frith,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
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Blue and white linear patterns visible on A23a are likely related to striations, which are ridges that were scoured hundreds of years ago when the iceberg was part of the Antarctic bedrock, NASA said.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Reading the water’s depth from its color, Parrish slow-gunned the outboard motor through the sandbars as turtles fled from our bow wave.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Decades ago, farmers built simple earthen embankments to protect their fields and livestock from seasonal flooding.—
Farshid Vahedifard,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
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In Prague, large concrete blocks have been placed along popular embankments and around key foot-traffic areas, while police have increased patrols to monitor potential targets.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Dec. 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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Limiting banks’ ability to charge rates commensurate with historic default levels would likely send shock-waves through the industry.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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There were times on this trip when all of them seemed to be crowding the banks at once.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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