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Recent Examples of esplanade
French schools are on vacation and the esplanade in front of the museum’s famous pyramid is packed with tourists.
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
On esplanades and trails, by the water or the mountains, and in the city or the country: Everyone’s walking in a weighted vest.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Everyone can be seen on La Croisette, Cannes' famous seaside esplanade, whether sitting on the iconic free blue beach chairs or walking up and down its two kilometers.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
And at the center of it all will be Francis’ simple coffin, on the esplanade of St. Peter’s Basilica.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
On esplanades and trails, by the water or the mountains, and in the city or the country: Everyone’s walking in a weighted vest.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Everyone can be seen on La Croisette, Cannes' famous seaside esplanade, whether sitting on the iconic free blue beach chairs or walking up and down its two kilometers.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
And at the center of it all will be Francis’ simple coffin, on the esplanade of St. Peter’s Basilica.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esplanade
Noun
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Angola, on the southwest coast of Africa, was considered to be the epicenter of the transatlantic slave trade as a Portuguese colony.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Although it was affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Siesta Key—part of a string of islets along Florida’s southwest coast—is well on its way to recovery.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The coastal shelf is an improvement on the shoreline data in several ways, according to the new study.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Two men were found guilty Saturday night in the murder of a Highland Park man, who was beaten to death in a 2022 fight along the Lake Michigan shoreline.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Newsom, no longer a candidate for public office in California, and perhaps speaking to a national audience, even threw some shade on an agency that’s widely viewed as having kept much of the state’s 840-mile coastline comparatively pristine for the past 50 years.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Authorities have stepped up maritime enforcement along the northern coastline in response to recurring arrivals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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From being a major cotton and lumber port in the 19th century to producing some of the East Coast’s most revered oysters in recent years, this riverside town has remnants of history around every corner.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Known as Batheaston House, the riverside property carries a history that stretches back more than 500 years.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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Several trails and parks in South Elgin have been closed already because of flooding, with water spilling over the river's banks and into people's yards and over riverfront trails.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 1838, McCoy and 13 other investors formed the Town Company to buy up property along the riverfront.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People revel in the nostalgia of ten or twenty or thirty years ago by digging up old photos and posting them—photos from birthday parties or career milestones or from a moment spent sitting under the final sparks of daylight on a beach.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The tradition has carried on, however, as an unsanctioned event on the beach for decades, and has primarily been marketed to HBCU students in the southeast.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
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Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.—
Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin,
WSJ,
25 Mar. 2022
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From a chirping sound mistaken for rats to a community celebration on the riverbank, Melby’s story hits every note of a feel-good rescue tale — with a 105-pound weight gain as the ultimate proof of a job well done.—
Ryan Brennan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the video, Samba is seen sunbathing on the riverbank in Twyford.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Esplanade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esplanade. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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