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oceanfront

noun

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as in waterfront

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Recent Examples of oceanfront The modernist compound at 100 Rockledge sits on more than an acre of direct oceanfront and was designed by architect Fred Briggs. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The resort’s oceanfront setting provides a powerful connection to place. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 July 2026 Five restaurants, a cafe, oceanfront grill, and Preferred Club Lounge comprise both casual and dressier options and serve up a mix of local and international cuisine. — Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Just north, in Sunny Isles Beach, Bentley Motors is building the tallest oceanfront building in the country, complete with an elevator just for your car. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for oceanfront
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceanfront
  1. waterfront
  2. beachfront
  3. beach
  4. shorefront
  5. seaside
  6. seashore
Noun
  • By the end of the 2020s, Combs will set foot back inside his palatial $48 million Miami waterfront home, warmly welcomed into the arms of those who have remained fiercely loyal to him.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This week’s Club Sportico essay dives into the economics and broader trends surrounding 865 Neyland, a new waterfront entertainment district being built around the University of Tennessee’s 102,000-seat football stadium in Knoxville.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of waterfront
Noun
  • Aussie Mick Fogarty and Sascha Hansen from Denmark are the creators of Mick’s Place Rote, three delightful beachfront bungalows with private courtyards in a glade of coconut trees.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Nicky Zhu, a product manager at an AI accessory company in Golden, Colorado, recently found one beachfront resort with 47 consecutive five-star reviews that all mentioned a restaurant three blocks away.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of beachfront
Noun
  • Expect large, sunny stretches of clothing-optional beaches drawing swimmers and sun-bathers alike.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There are also 118 physical meters still active across the downtown and beach areas that accept bills and coins.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of beach
Noun
  • And both suggested staying at the shorefront Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, which is among the nicer properties in the area.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media.
    — Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025
Definition of shorefront
Noun
  • Creator and showrunner Katie Dippold began writing the series more than 10 years ago, inspired by her trips as a youth to the Jersey Shore and quaint New England seaside towns.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Much of the series was filmed around Cape Ann, in Gloucester and primarily on Bearskin Neck in Rockport, using existing historic facades and transforming other parts of the historic seaside town into the fictional Widow's Bay.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of seaside
Noun
  • Though a seashore and park can be different in some respects, two laws dating to the 1970s direct the National Park Service to manage and regulate parks and seashores using the same standards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Long after all humans have vanished from our planet, some extragalactic visitors might land gently on an empty seashore, throw a bucket into the sea and haul up samples of bacteria.
    — Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of seashore

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“Oceanfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceanfront. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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