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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The secluded safari-style camp rests in bone-white dunes that hem the brilliant turquoise lagoons of Ningaloo Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
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Living shorelines made of dunes and native plants to keep sand grains in place.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
17 June 2025
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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
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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,
20 June 2025
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The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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In a survey of 56 analysts across the bank, covering roughly 1,200 firms worth over $38 trillion in market cap, roughly 60% said production will continue to move back to the U.S.—at least modestly—if tariffs remain high.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Investment bank Jefferies' quarterly results missed analysts' forecasts.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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