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Recent Examples of esplanade
On esplanades and trails, by the water or the mountains, and in the city or the country: Everyone’s walking in a weighted vest.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Built on an esplanade right next to the Gare de Lausanne, the main train station, and with tracks still visible from its days as the railyard repair shop, the ambitious new Plateforme 10 arts district is exciting news for museum fans.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 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
A little further down the beachfront sat an even older esplanade called Elder Lane Park.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Built on an esplanade right next to the Gare de Lausanne, the main train station, and with tracks still visible from its days as the railyard repair shop, the ambitious new Plateforme 10 arts district is exciting news for museum fans.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 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
A little further down the beachfront sat an even older esplanade called Elder Lane Park.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esplanade
Noun
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Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Zero tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, a narrow channel just off Iran’s southern coast that’s normally packed with an armada of 60 or more ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For the most peaceful stretch, head to Opal Beach in Gulf Islands National Seashore, where the shoreline remains undeveloped, and the loudest sound is usually the surf.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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From beaches to bluffs, many believe their section of New York's shoreline is shrinking.—
John Dias,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Right above water in the heart of town, the historic villa unfolds across three levels, each lined with panoramic terraces that capture sweeping 180-degree views of the coastline.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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Climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than previously believed, according to a new study that says previous research used incorrect information about water levels along the world’s coastlines.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trails vary from gentle riverside paths to steep, rocky climbs with expansive views over the blooming valley.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside,
6 Mar. 2026
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Spring snowmelt turns the river into a magnet for experienced whitewater rafters, while calmer sections invite riverside exploration.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Longs have also spent $52 million on their Riverside practice facility and surrounding development, with plans for an eventual $1 billion mixed-use real estate development along the riverfront in Kansas City near CPKC Stadium.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty announced a popular midtown business is expanding to fill the old riverfront Rio City Cafe site, which suddenly closed in 2024 in a dispute with the city.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Malibu oceanfront corner one-bedroom suites are standouts for their floor-to-ceiling windows and posh dining areas with stellar views of the beach and the nearby pier that lights up the night sky with its kaleidoscopic Ferris wheel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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During a stop on our paddle, checking out a muddy riverbank that was exposed by the drawdown, Andersen pointed out a sapling of hope.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Out in the full glare of the riverbank dogs were barking, clothes were drying on the ghat, little boys were playing with marbles, running about with strings, beating along old bicycle tyres with sticks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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