as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the city sits on the shores of a deep estuary where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean
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Recent Examples of estuary
Mahmood Shivji, director of the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University, also cites research that juvenile bull shark numbers are rising in Gulf estuaries.
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Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Vibrio bacteria thrive in warm seawater and particularly in brackish water—the mix of fresh and salt water found in estuaries and wetlands.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
There are also a ton of coastal marshes and estuaries that draw black ducks and mallards.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
While no evacuations were ordered, the government advised residents to immediately leave beaches, harbors, marinas, and estuaries, and to stay out of the water.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Vibrio bacteria thrive in warm seawater and particularly in brackish water—the mix of fresh and salt water found in estuaries and wetlands.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
There are also a ton of coastal marshes and estuaries that draw black ducks and mallards.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
While no evacuations were ordered, the government advised residents to immediately leave beaches, harbors, marinas, and estuaries, and to stay out of the water.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estuary
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That’s because higher sea levels can creep up into drains designed to send water into rivers and the bay, sending water bubbling back out into the street rather than away from it.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Where to stay Overlooking a bay in the Caspian Sea is the Four Seasons Hotel Baku, housed in a magnificent Beaux-Arts-style building.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bleary-eyed coverage that kicks off before sunrise in the States, with gusts off the firth and cut lines that can swallow a top 10 in an hour.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.—
Douglas Stuart,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2020
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“Estuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estuary. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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