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
Pristine disappearing sandbars are also a huge draw, allowing visitors to walk on powdery white stretches in the remarkably clear waters as the tides roll out.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Waters off the point are treacherous, including colliding currents, shoals and sandbars.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Reale, in recent weeks, has been landlocked, hitting his head on a sandbar in Australia, a wipeout that fractured several vertebrae.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The accident happened on a busy Saturday afternoon on the waterway near the Nixon Beach sandbar off Key Biscayne.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Waters off the point are treacherous, including colliding currents, shoals and sandbars.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Reale, in recent weeks, has been landlocked, hitting his head on a sandbar in Australia, a wipeout that fractured several vertebrae.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The accident happened on a busy Saturday afternoon on the waterway near the Nixon Beach sandbar off Key Biscayne.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
Noun
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Cross Del Monte Boulevard, and dune trails lead to Monterey State Beach where a look to the left rewards you with Pacific views sweeping toward the aquarium.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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This dune-scape is only accessible by four-by-four from the tiny fishing village of Al Khaluf and the area’s lucky few visitors are advised to follow existing tracks to avoid disturbing marine life and migratory birds.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Investigators found an unresponsive infant over an embankment outside of the residence, KSP officials said.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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In one incident, a 39-year-old man suffered a severe leg injury after crashing and rolling about 30 feet down an embankment.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Another kind of avalanche occurs when wind creates a cornice of snow that hangs over a ridge or the edge of a steep slope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Winds gusting up to 50 mph in valleys, with Sierra ridge gusts over 100 mph.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rollers are fast, portable, quiet and mess-free, great for prescription bottles, bills, bank statements, shipping labels and more.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The petition includes internal accounting documents and bank statements purportedly showing the suspect transactions and improper accounting.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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The little sluiceways through the shoals were only a few inches deep, so the coontail moss was also that much closer to the surface.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Waters off the point are treacherous, including colliding currents, shoals and sandbars.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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