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Recent Examples of esplanade
As the Anaheim, Calif., park kicks off its 70th anniversary festivities, a new, colorful sculpture representing Sleeping Beauty Castle has appeared on the park's main esplanade.
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 16 May 2025
Outside, Sheinbaum climbed the stairs to the main esplanade, where an all-female delegation was waiting, then made her way to the lobby and saluted the flag.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The mid-rise hotel tower was built at the north end of the property over a long pedestal housing a soaring, double-height lobby and a vast, covered esplanade of amenities.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 16 May 2025
Outside, Sheinbaum climbed the stairs to the main esplanade, where an all-female delegation was waiting, then made her way to the lobby and saluted the flag.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The mid-rise hotel tower was built at the north end of the property over a long pedestal housing a soaring, double-height lobby and a vast, covered esplanade of amenities.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esplanade
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Weather led to a scrub of the Aug. 3 attempt, but SpaceX was able to launch despite Tropical Storm Debby churning off Florida’s southwest coast.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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In fact, each of the three sea spider species collected for the study were from different areas off the coast of Southern California and Alaska — a clue that the populations are highly localized.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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There are few better countries to journey waterside than in the United States, which has almost 100,000 miles of shoreline between its Atlantic and Pacific coasts—and that’s not counting the freshwater shorelines found inland.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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The Alo Beach Club takes advantage of the location’s private shoreline to create a seasonal space for movement, mindfulness and luxury living.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
16 June 2025
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Those who make it to Santa Cruz after an hourlong ferry ride out of Ventura are rewarded with 77 miles of craggy coastline cliffs, vast sea caves and vibrant tide pools.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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Six million tons end up in our coastlines and rivers annually, much of it from everyday items like shampoo bottles, food packaging, and water bottles.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The university town sports an impressive array of music venues, including the riverside KettleHouse Amphitheater, as well as a world-class ceramics scene, which can be appreciated in the local art galleries.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The project will also feature a riverside Kansas City, Kansas, park with eventual plans for trails and floating docks for kayaking and canoeing.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
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Art Basel Parcours Curated by Stefanie Hessler, Director of the Swiss Institute in New York, this year’s Parcours places over 20 works throughout Basel’s city center, including along the riverfront and in everyday public and semi-public spaces.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The first rider, on horseback, left the historic riverfront neighborhood of Old Sacramento, California last week with 1,000 pieces of mail inside a leather satchel.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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Gap Linen-blend Crewneck Shell Tank Say hello to the chill muscle tee that’s perfect for long flights, running errands, and heading to the beach.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2025
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If you’re headed to the beach or pool this season, snag these straw hats to protect you from the sun and stylish sandals that can go from day to night.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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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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In a survey of the L.A. River, Pauly and colleagues found plenty of fence lizards in areas with woody shrubs along the riverbanks, as well as on the channel walls.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Ed Kingsford Photography; Knight Frank/Savills The gardens comprise expansive lawns that stretch down to the riverbanks.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Esplanade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esplanade. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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