as in dune
a raised area of sand with a top that is near or just above the surface of the water in an ocean, lake, or river
We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide.
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Recent Examples of sandbar
Winter storms may have profoundly altered the shoreline, erasing a sandbar here, adding a new one there, or sculpting a long sand cliff along the high-tide line.
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Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Navigating these giants through narrow harbor entrances, past shallow sandbars, or around other marine traffic is no simple task.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In a separate video, a People's Liberation Army Navy low-flying helicopter can be seen hovering just overhead the pair of inflatable rafts transporting the Philippine researchers to one of the sandbars.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
During your stay, explore the property’s lush landscape, onsite garden, private creek access and sandbars, and seven miles of mixed-use trails.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Navigating these giants through narrow harbor entrances, past shallow sandbars, or around other marine traffic is no simple task.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In a separate video, a People's Liberation Army Navy low-flying helicopter can be seen hovering just overhead the pair of inflatable rafts transporting the Philippine researchers to one of the sandbars.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
During your stay, explore the property’s lush landscape, onsite garden, private creek access and sandbars, and seven miles of mixed-use trails.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
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The feature, based on an award-winning short, traces the story of an enigmatic old man living in the dunes who is unjustly accused of killing a local.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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Guests can cruise around the dunes on ATVs, but most opt to make camel treks.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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The report said authorities will disassemble the engines, examine their components in depth, analyze the black box and air traffic control data, and investigate the embankment, localizer and bird strike evidence to ultimately determine the cause of the crash.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The investigation will tear down the engines, examine components in depth, analyze in-flight and air traffic control data, and investigate the embankment, localizers and evidence of bird strike, the report said about its next steps.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
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Newfound Gap Use this dip in the mountain ridge to take in the surrounding scenery.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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Investment bank JPMorgan expects a 75% to 80% drop in imports from there.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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These can help banks confirm a customer received an update.—
Gegham Azatyan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The shoal lies over 500 miles from China's southernmost province, Hainan, and about 140 miles east of Luzon Island, well within the U.S. ally's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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