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Recent Examples of pier
Orsted has signed a 10-year lease on the pier, across the harbor from Electric Boat, for millions more.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The private destination recently received upgrades with a brand-new pier, a 28,000-square-foot heated pool with swim-up bars, a kids’ splash area and the adults-only Vibe Shore Club.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Any beach quality sand excavated from the channel will be placed on the city’s eroding beaches south of the municipal pier.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Reach Key West Key West, Florida Perched on a private natural sand beach, The Reach Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton offers a tropical escape with a boutique feel (and a postcard-worthy pier).
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The private destination recently received upgrades with a brand-new pier, a 28,000-square-foot heated pool with swim-up bars, a kids’ splash area and the adults-only Vibe Shore Club.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Any beach quality sand excavated from the channel will be placed on the city’s eroding beaches south of the municipal pier.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Reach Key West Key West, Florida Perched on a private natural sand beach, The Reach Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton offers a tropical escape with a boutique feel (and a postcard-worthy pier).
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pier
Noun
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This building will add truck docks and overhead doors to accommodate many industrial tenants.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Liverpool’s docks had declined since her childhood; the unemployment rate was at more than 20 percent, nearly twice the national average.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.—
Carey Purcell,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025
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With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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He was given first aid by Water Police officers before being transported to Rose Bay wharf, where NSW Ambulance paramedics continued first aid on the victim, the NSW Police said.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Infrastructure upgrades, including new electrical systems and wharf improvements, are already underway to accommodate the advanced platforms.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The geologic monocline extends almost 100 miles and is surrounded by white sandstone domes, towering monoliths, and otherworldly pillars and arches.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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As prosecutor general, Saab has been a key legal pillar of Nicolás Maduro’s government, overseeing cases against opposition leaders, protesters, journalists and civil society activists.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Blast damage in the lower left section of a quay in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Tuesday.—
Colin Sheeley,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
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Hotel Danieli, a few hundred yards down the quay, which is also where Miss Evans stays in Travelling Companions.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2025
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Twelve weeks into the 2025-26 season, the UConn women’s basketball team is the only squad in the country that still has a zero in the loss column.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The columns, which helped travelers find their place in line during boarding, will be replaced by digital screen displays at gates where screens are already installed starting Tuesday, Southwest said.—
Jordan Parker
Aviation,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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That report will give everyone a sense as to why that plane left Statesville on a Thursday morning, then immediately turned around and tried to return to the same airport before striking trees and light stanchions, crashing and bursting into flame only 10 minutes after takeoff.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Pier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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