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also fiord
as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
a cruise through the breathtaking fjords along the coast of Norway
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Recent Examples of fjord
Norwegian cruise ports typically conjure up images of steep mountains, deep fjords and waterfalls tumbling into icy water.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Between the darkness, the train passes soaring peaks, picturesque farms, bright blue fjords and rushing waterfalls.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
From the dramatic fjords, mountains, and glaciers that adorn the Pacific coastline, this journey travels from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seward, Alaska, stopping in Hoonah, the remote town of Ketchikan, and urban centers along the way.
—AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
Situated at the mouth of a fjord encircled by the majestic Chugach Mountains, Valdez offers a picturesque gateway to Prince William Sound and its five accessible glaciers.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Between the darkness, the train passes soaring peaks, picturesque farms, bright blue fjords and rushing waterfalls.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
From the dramatic fjords, mountains, and glaciers that adorn the Pacific coastline, this journey travels from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seward, Alaska, stopping in Hoonah, the remote town of Ketchikan, and urban centers along the way.
—AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
Situated at the mouth of a fjord encircled by the majestic Chugach Mountains, Valdez offers a picturesque gateway to Prince William Sound and its five accessible glaciers.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fjord
Noun
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The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy are hoping to learn more about these shark and hooked striped bass interactions this summer, and the camera tags in Cape Cod Bay may help shed some light on this shark behavior in the bay.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There is a secret cave tucked behind the private cove, ideal for meditation or sound bath.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Hidden beneath our cliffside room was a staircase that led to a private snorkeling cove.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, argues that incremental project finance won’t narrow this gulf.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The partisan gulf lessens for two-year colleges, with more Republicans and independents reporting confidence compared to their views on four-year institutions.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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Set in a windswept port city on Chile’s northern coast, the story follows Felipe, a privileged addict; Carla, a pregnant woman living on the streets; and Edo, a young windshield-washer dependent on base-paste cocaine.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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The plant would become the scene of one of the war’s longest and bloodiest battles as malnourished and outnumbered Ukrainian soldiers tried to stop the Russians from taking the strategic port city.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Nutrients carried by the river and the ocean meet here, in this estuary, feeding plant life, which in turn feeds an abundant food chain of fish.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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Two more fatal attacks occurred after the shark swam about 4 miles upstream in Matawan Creek — a brackish tidal estuary well inland from the New Jersey shoreline.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
20 June 2025
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“Fjord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fjord. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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