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
Most officials linked the deaths to the die-off of seagrass in the lagoon that year, which many experts connect to polluted water.
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Guests can experience horseback riding through the surf, kayaking in a peaceful lagoon, or simply soak up the sun.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Starting that spring, biologists at the Laguna San Ignacio research station recorded roughly 80 dead whales in Mexican waters, and just 41 mother-calf pairs in the lagoon.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The city banned large cruise ships from entering the lagoon in 2021 and this year there are plans to expand the tourism tax introduced for day-trippers last year.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Guests can experience horseback riding through the surf, kayaking in a peaceful lagoon, or simply soak up the sun.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Starting that spring, biologists at the Laguna San Ignacio research station recorded roughly 80 dead whales in Mexican waters, and just 41 mother-calf pairs in the lagoon.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The city banned large cruise ships from entering the lagoon in 2021 and this year there are plans to expand the tourism tax introduced for day-trippers last year.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagoon
Noun
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The body of Laci and her unborn son washed up separately along the Richmond shoreline four months later after a storm churned up the bay.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their goal is to save both the bay and its people, as in the universe—called anya, in the Yoreme language—everything is interconnected.—
Gwendolina Duval,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sirena, a clifftop bar and restaurant, serves fresh seafood with stunning views of the private beach cove.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Vertical lines on the supercar’s deeply scalloped door coves give it a sense of acceleration, even while standing still, and reflect the handsome bronze of the car’s custom wheels.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2025
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From the jungles of Cambodia to the fjords of Sweden, the promise of gastronomic experiences in untamed settings is attracting curious travelers seeking to reset their relationships with nature—and with food.—
Vivian Song,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2025
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The exhibition also includes early paintings of Munch’s family (such as a 1888 portrait of his sister Laura looking toward a fjord) and some depictions of women that emphasize feminine beauty (like The Brooch, a 1903 painting of the British violinist Eva Mudocci, who became Munch’s muse).—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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But, to their delight, the whale was last seen on the afternoon of March 25, appearing to exit the estuary.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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The latest details: Alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals were found at Elkhorn Slough, California’s second-largest estuary.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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He’s arrowed fish in freshwater, tidewater creeks, and in the saltwater near the massive Chesapeake Bay Bridge.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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The Spa The Spa is a collection of treatment tents set along a creek that lends a soundtrack to your massage, facial, or body wrap.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, veterans of the whisky world understand that turbulence and challenging periods are part of the whisky cycle, most notably seen during the whisky loch of the 1980s when distilleries had to close due to oversupply and falling demand.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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That might include kayaking or hiking Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, searching for seals and birdlife on the uninhabited Brion Island, exploring the rugged beauty of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, or sailing through the legendary lochs and canals of the St. Lawrence Seaway.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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If the safe harbors are not continued, there should be an alternative means for taxpayers to find the incremental cost, the association said.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Oceanside’s harbor has close to 1,000 recreational and commercial boat slips.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagoon. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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