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Recent Examples of sandbank
At the opposite end of Luzon from the Reyes family, the village of Sula, Vinzons, in the Bicol region sits nestled on a sandbank barely 400 ft. wide separating the Pacific Ocean from tidal mangroves.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Three men were able to return the shark, which was stuck on a sandbank, to deeper water, saving it from being beached, near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South Australia on Tuesday, April 29, according to ABC News.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 May 2025
The shallow waters, shifting sandbanks, unpredictable tides and strong currents have historically made navigation difficult and dangerous for mariners.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Across the river, a low mantle of vegetation grew along the shore — a new sandbank, Aires explained, creeping closer each year.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Three men were able to return the shark, which was stuck on a sandbank, to deeper water, saving it from being beached, near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South Australia on Tuesday, April 29, according to ABC News.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 May 2025
The shallow waters, shifting sandbanks, unpredictable tides and strong currents have historically made navigation difficult and dangerous for mariners.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Across the river, a low mantle of vegetation grew along the shore — a new sandbank, Aires explained, creeping closer each year.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbank
Noun
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By afternoon, the tide reveals hidden sandbars perfect for wading toward the horizon—where sea and sky melt in endless sapphire.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Cape Hatteras Light Station protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast, a 12-mile-long sandbar called Diamond Shoals created by the collision of Gulf Stream and the Virginia Drift.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He is accused of abducting a mother and two of her children, assaulting the mother and robbing a bank in east Louisville Aug. 8.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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For fintechs that need bank data, the complications are significant.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.—
James M. Lundberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Mar. 2020
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An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.—
Alison Rose,
Town & Country,
16 Dec. 2012
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“Sandbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbank. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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