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Recent Examples of oceanfront
Guests arriving at the historic oceanfront resort were greeted by a striking performance from the Earth Harp.
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Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The town is home to 35 different accommodations sprinkled along oceanfront El Mar Drive and its surrounding streets.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Near Cocoa Beach, just to the north in the central part of the county, hotels with hundreds of rooms and luxurious vacation rentals are already crowding the oceanfront – the type of development residents in the south end saw creeping into their area, too.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Following previous record sales—such as Jason Barry’s representation of a high-profile oceanfront purchase a few years ago—Del Mar and surrounding enclaves saw a surge in buyer activity, appreciation, and luxury development interest.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The town is home to 35 different accommodations sprinkled along oceanfront El Mar Drive and its surrounding streets.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Near Cocoa Beach, just to the north in the central part of the county, hotels with hundreds of rooms and luxurious vacation rentals are already crowding the oceanfront – the type of development residents in the south end saw creeping into their area, too.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Following previous record sales—such as Jason Barry’s representation of a high-profile oceanfront purchase a few years ago—Del Mar and surrounding enclaves saw a surge in buyer activity, appreciation, and luxury development interest.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceanfront
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Regarding the city charter and selling bonds, a city hotel tax increase known as Measure C calls for the city to sell bonds to fund upgrades to its waterfront convention center.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The project will raise and reinforce the waterfront and flood barriers to prevent frequent flooding.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The owners first incorporated these principles into their posh beachfront resort, F ZEEN KEFALONIA, and now are transferring them to an urban environment.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mid-Beach has a mix of hotels and a quieter beachfront, while North Beach feels more residential, with local restaurants, parks and a slower pace.—
Taylor Haught,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Malibu oceanfront corner one-bedroom suites are standouts for their floor-to-ceiling windows and posh dining areas with stellar views of the beach and the nearby pier that lights up the night sky with its kaleidoscopic Ferris wheel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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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
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The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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After leaving the United States in 1908 at the age of twenty- three, the poet had initially settled in London, then moved on to Paris, and in 1924, to the Italian seaside town of Rapallo, fifteen miles southeast of Genoa.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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The pier is steps away if nostalgic seaside treats appeal.—
Tim Chester,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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Yet, violence on the pickleball courts happened at a genteel country club in a gated community in Port Orange, Florida, a seashore community of some 66,000 residents along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the spring break mecca, Daytona Beach.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Although the views of mountains and seashores might inspire a degree of travel envy from viewers stuck at home in the cold winter, I was most engaged by the architectural details of cityscapes from Cofield’s home turf in Brooklyn.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Jan. 2026
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