as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast
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Recent Examples of inlet
Retirement venues include the capital Ljubljana; the lake resort town of Bled; Piran, on an inlet of the Adraitic Sea; and the inland city of Celje.
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William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Located on the shores of a fjord that’s an inlet in the Norwegian Sea, the city was founded in the year 997 and was Norway’s capital during the Viking Age.
—Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Powerful tidal currents in bays, estuary entrances, narrow straits, and inlets from the sea turn underwater turbines that are connected to a generator to produce electricity.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 July 2025
The megatsunami hit Lituya Bay, Alaska, on July 9, 1958, inundating the inlet with a wave that peaked at over 1,720 feet, according to NOAA data.
—James Powel, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Located on the shores of a fjord that’s an inlet in the Norwegian Sea, the city was founded in the year 997 and was Norway’s capital during the Viking Age.
—Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Powerful tidal currents in bays, estuary entrances, narrow straits, and inlets from the sea turn underwater turbines that are connected to a generator to produce electricity.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 July 2025
The megatsunami hit Lituya Bay, Alaska, on July 9, 1958, inundating the inlet with a wave that peaked at over 1,720 feet, according to NOAA data.
—James Powel, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlet
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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
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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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The 34-mile road winds through several ecosystems from cove hardwood to northern hardwood to pine oak to spruce fir.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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According to Shapiro, the best way to experience the coast, which is full of hidden coves and caves, is to go for a boat ride with a local captain who knows the area well.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Inlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlet. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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