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 director will thus return to the lagoon for the 82nd edition of the festival, which will take place from August 27 to September 6, 2025.
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Marthe Mabille, Vogue, 5 July 2025
The Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute announced a joint effort to locate Earhart's plane in a lagoon off a Pacific island between Australia and Hawaii, where a popular theory suggests Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, may have landed on May 20, 1937.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Water is everywhere in lagoons, canals, streams, and the ocean.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
It’s packed with rainforests, lagoons, mangrove swamps, and rivers.
—AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
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Marthe Mabille, Vogue, 5 July 2025
The Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute announced a joint effort to locate Earhart's plane in a lagoon off a Pacific island between Australia and Hawaii, where a popular theory suggests Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, may have landed on May 20, 1937.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Water is everywhere in lagoons, canals, streams, and the ocean.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
It’s packed with rainforests, lagoons, mangrove swamps, and rivers.
—AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagoon
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Shorebird is designed as an indoor-outdoor restaurant with slightly more seating on the patio where there are unobstructed bay views.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Through its Youth Sailing Foundation, MYC teaches classes and holds summer camp and after-school programs, with an emphasis on introducing inner-city kids to the bay.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Trails trace shorelines, revealing beautiful and craggy coves and harbor seals sunbathing on rocks.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Like most beaches on this list, the waters are crystal clear, but what makes this coastline especially unique is its natural cove, which creates sheltered, shallow pools for swimming and exploring.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
27 July 2025
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As early as 1891, a Norwegian geologist reported deposits of a similar age along the shores of a fjord in northeastern Norway that had striations—those long grooves that form when glacial ice sandpapers the ground beneath it.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The tunnel runs through solid bedrock hundreds of feet below the surface of the fjord.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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Flash rip currents are unpredictable, brief and affected by surf conditions, whereas a permanent rip is anchored to river estuaries or structures.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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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
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It is situated along a creek just off California State Route 2 in Angeles National Forest.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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While traversing steep mountain trails and navigating undulating bent grass greens at Cliffhangers, golfers will drive carts through cascading waterfalls, cross swift flowing creeks, and wind through a cave system.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Gamers to watch out for amid the lochs and highlands this season include Survivor stars Rob Cesternino, Yam Yam Arocho and Natalie Anderson, as well as Big Brother‘s Tiffany Mitchell and Ian Terry.—
Glenn Rowley,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Located at the tip of a sandbar extending into the mouth of the harbor in Kingston, Jamaica, the city was considered one of the most strategically significant destinations for early colonial powers in the region.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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Pop inside to browse rare books and archival materials about Nantucket’s history, then head up to the rooftop terrace for sweeping views of Main Street, the harbor and maybe the Gray Lady fog rolling in.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagoon. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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