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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 ‘Ferry Pancakes’ Crossing a fjord by car ferry in western Norway might seem like a purely practical part of your journey.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Visitors from all over the world come to this gateway to the Sunnmøre region to cruise the fjords.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
One of the best ways to explore the fjords in the spring is on a smaller cruise ship.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska The heart of Kenai Fjords is the Harding Icefield, a 700-square-mile sheet of ice that has shaped Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula by leaving glaciers and carving fjords.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Visitors from all over the world come to this gateway to the Sunnmøre region to cruise the fjords.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
One of the best ways to explore the fjords in the spring is on a smaller cruise ship.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska The heart of Kenai Fjords is the Harding Icefield, a 700-square-mile sheet of ice that has shaped Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula by leaving glaciers and carving fjords.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fjord
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Coupes then get a split rear window—which harks back to Corvettes of old, while releasing hot air from the engine bay—plus new shoulder NACA intakes that directly feed the air box with cooler oxygen that even creates a ram air effect akin to mild supercharging.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Dick’s House of Sport focuses on experiences, with in-store climbing walls, multiple golf hitting bays with TrackMan simulators, and a multi-sport cage that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Laguna Beach has an ideal habitat for kelp forests with coves that have steeper terrain and rocky outcroppings where kelp can anchor and grow.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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The park also has a 3-mile stretch of beach with a gentle cove that is popular with families.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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The gulf between January and now might not be quite as wide as all that.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
30 May 2025
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Trump will then attend a summit with gulf leaders on Wednesday, travel to Qatar that same day and end the trip Thursday in the United Arab Emirates.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The speaker can be recharged via a USB Type C port.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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An average of five ships have entered the port each day over the last week.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Even the resort felt far away; A bridge over an estuary (home to my snappy crocodile neighbors) separated my room from the resort’s main gathering areas.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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Florida’s abundant resources and management, bountiful fish supply, easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and a myriad of reefs, wrecks, estuaries, and bays, make the Southeastern state an angler’s paradise.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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“Fjord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fjord. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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