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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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Other highlights include a lagoon where kids can splash and cool off, a zipline, train rides, and the chance to feed animals like giraffes and kangaroos.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
They were flung into the lagoon.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
He was accused of operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
The common areas such as the Caffè Gabrielli restaurant and K lounge bar are adorned with mirrors, lagoon-green marble and woods.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
They were flung into the lagoon.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
He was accused of operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
The common areas such as the Caffè Gabrielli restaurant and K lounge bar are adorned with mirrors, lagoon-green marble and woods.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagoon
Noun
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Each bay can be filled with an SSD up to a maximum of 8TB.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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EMTs transfer and deliver patients in the busy ambulance bay at UMass Memorial Medical Center.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Health inspectors found one live adult German cockroach on the cove base tile behind the one-door, upright freezer.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Camino del Norte follows Spain’s wild coast, with cliffs, coves, and fishing villages, while the Camino Primitivo winds through rugged mountains, misty valleys, and remote hamlets.—
Hayley Domin,
AFAR Media,
10 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
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Travelers can expect to sail past incredible vistas of fjords and towering glaciers, or get their hearts pumping with a requisite polar plunge, diving into the icy waters for the ultimate rush.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The topic is on how coastal estuaries are home to hundreds of species, and much of it is microscopic and underwater.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Croatan spans 160,000 acres and includes pine forests, saltwater estuaries, bogs, and raised swamps.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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The dry creek isn’t just decorative.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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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
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Although these five harbor the most pesticide residues, the toxicity of the residues is virtually nil.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Because of the lax law, Missouri had become a safe harbor for unlicensed facilities, some which had been investigated or shut down in other states.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagoon. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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