as in bay
an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar
Beyond the beach there was a picturesque blue lagoon.
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Recent Examples of lagoon
The Victorian park was the first public botanical garden in the country and brims with plants, fountains, statues, and a scenic lagoon where swan boats float in the summer.
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Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of these pterosaurs weren’t native to the lagoon at all.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
In autumn, this dreamy trek among the clouds is made even more breathtaking by the changing larches, with amber rivers blazing between ice-blue sky and lagoons.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Named after the park’s opening year, the lounge offers small bites, stiff drinks and great views of the nighttime lagoon show.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of these pterosaurs weren’t native to the lagoon at all.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
In autumn, this dreamy trek among the clouds is made even more breathtaking by the changing larches, with amber rivers blazing between ice-blue sky and lagoons.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Named after the park’s opening year, the lounge offers small bites, stiff drinks and great views of the nighttime lagoon show.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagoon
Noun
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On the seventh floor, which houses 33 private infusion bays with TVs, a woodsy scent filled the air.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps there’s a haunting to be had in this injustice; perhaps these war dead, with the truth of their deaths hidden and covered up at the time, have left their own ghostly imprint upon the bay, drawing forth further inexplicable sights, sounds, and activity.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Find the dramatic red cliffs of Praia da Falésia and wild surf in Arrifana, along with calm seas in the coves near Carvoeiro.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Killer Dana was the name given to the surf spot at the top of the point in the cove at Dana Point.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The film shows what happens when an entire mountain collapses into a fjord, triggering a tsunami that promises to ravage the quiet coastal town of Geiranger in ten minutes.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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So following five months in Antarctica, Ultramarine and her crew were pining for the fjords of Chilean Patagonia.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The salt marshes and estuaries are a magnet for migratory birds, whose colorful plumage rivals the blaze of bold leaves.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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From open ocean shallows where dolphins surf the waves to quiet estuaries perfect for teaching calves to hunt, Folly offers an ideal year-round playground.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Stay away from creeks and washes!—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Donal, a nightclub owner in Chicago obsessed with the blues, has resisted going back to the land of lochs for reasons that will become only somewhat clear over the course of the run time.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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The crannogs are on Loch Nell, a tranquil inland loch, and some argue they could have been constructed as solar observation sites.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Much already has been made about the film’s opening sequence in which the revolutionary group the French 75 free Mexican immigrants from a detention center at the border and provide safe harbor.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The harbor town has narrow streets, oak trees, and incredible Southern architecture.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagoon. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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