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
Waters off the point are treacherous, including colliding currents, shoals and sandbars.
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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
On the sandbar that sheltered the slough, National Park Service biologist Jeff Arnold told the group of his experience finding unwanted fish there.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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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
On the sandbar that sheltered the slough, National Park Service biologist Jeff Arnold told the group of his experience finding unwanted fish there.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
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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
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Deputies with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office tried to stop the vehicle, but a brief pursuit ensued before the suspect vehicle crashed into an embankment near Hillsdale Boulevard and Greeholme Drive, police said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Local news reports confirmed the student’s car was found down a large embankment off of Malibu Canyon Road near Pepperdine University.—
Tarek Fattal,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The National Weather Service says the ridge keeping California dry since last month is beginning to weaken.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Drier weather late week A ridge of high atmospheric pressure will build over South and Central Texas from Wednesday afternoon through Friday, bringing partly cloudy skies and near-record highs.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Another Jefferson County circuit judge, Jessica Green, last year drew local and national criticism after granting shock probation to a 32-year-old man accused of abducting a mother and two children and stabbing the mother during a bank robbery.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even with large battery banks, diesel-electric submarines eventually need to recharge.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 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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The park service first documented zebra mussels during a training dive at the SS Sevona shipwreck off the Sand Island shoal in 2015.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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