oceanfront

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Recent Examples of oceanfront Outside of Miami-Dade A sprawling oceanfront home in Broward County sold last week for $42 million, according to the local multiple listing service. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 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 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
  • Where to Stay Imagine jetting off to Stockholm to visit your art collector pals in their private waterfront residence.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Also under this rule, responsibility for waterfront construction permitting would also be transferred from the Department of Small Business Services to the Department of Buildings.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of waterfront
Noun
  • Stinson Beach beachfront, houses and local roads are all vulnerable to water elevations over 2 feet.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Rainforest Junior Suites come with separate living rooms, while villas—from rainforest to beachfront—amp up the privacy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of beachfront
Noun
  • The post also included photos of a table filled with bouquets gifted to Jenner for her birthday and a shot of her in riding gear on a horse on the beach.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The property has repeatedly refreshed guest rooms, restaurants, and public spaces to stay contemporary while anchoring itself in Cayman’s culture and beach heritage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 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
  • In some seaside towns, brave locals take part in a Boxing Day dip—sprinting into the freezing sea to shake off the Christmas excesses, often while raising money for charity.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The coastal recession is rendering some seaside regions structurally unsustainable, sending beach towns scrambling to quarry replacement sand.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 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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