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
On July 19th, the ship broke up amid a violent storm, having run aground on a sandbar just three hundred yards off Fire Island, New York.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
After the crash, the ferry came to rest on a sandbar just south of the bridge.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The longline belonged to one of only five vessels in the world permitted by NOAA to harvest sandbar sharks for research, the Post reported.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The ferry later stopped on a sandbar just south of the bridge, and all passengers on board were removed from the boat, according to police.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
After the crash, the ferry came to rest on a sandbar just south of the bridge.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The longline belonged to one of only five vessels in the world permitted by NOAA to harvest sandbar sharks for research, the Post reported.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The ferry later stopped on a sandbar just south of the bridge, and all passengers on board were removed from the boat, according to police.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
Noun
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Indiana Dunes National Park offers beaches, dunes, and hiking trails along Lake Michigan.—
Eric Larsen,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Covered by the sands of time, buried by the scirocco of a new season, the golden edge of a Tiffany trophy poking through a dune as the Premier League nears on the horizon.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Last month in Laguna Beach, while a 15-year-old girl was out on a driving lesson with her father, their car rolled through a fence and down an embankment from a closed grocery store parking lot to Coast Highway below.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
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Last month, archaeologists were able to start excavating and securing the site, which is located on a low beach embankment and protected only by a thin layer of topsoil.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Richard Attias & Associates, named after its founder and chairman, is working with banks including Evercore to prepare for a share sale, Bloomberg reported.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
9 July 2025
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Five campers and one counselor remained missing as of July 8 and could potentially be entangled within the masses of tree branches and debris lining the banks.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Obviously, other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the USS America on the shoals of Iran.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the U.S.S. America on the shoals of Iran.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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