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
Why This Location Matters Chongming Island sits in the Yangtze River estuary, where river water meets the sea.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Pipework at the Humber Refinery, operated by Phillips 66, and the Humber estuary near South Killingholme, north-east England on March 11, 2026.
—Ian King, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Pipework at the Humber Refinery, operated by Phillips 66, and the Humber estuary near South Killingholme, north-east England on March 11, 2026.
—Ian King, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estuary
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The 3-year-old bay thoroughbred colt sent DeVaux and the rest of the owner’s box into a raucous affair as one can surely understand.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Though not as common as candles or torches, mosquito coils are another effective way to keep bugs at bay.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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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 7 May. 2026.
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