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Though the storm is not expected to make a direct hit with land, the hurricane will generate swells, life-threatening surf and rip currents for the Bahamas, Bermuda, the eastern seaboard of the United States and Atlantic Canada.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Topline Thunderstorms snagged air traffic along the Atlantic seaboard Wednesday, causing the FAA to issue ground stops for airports in the New York and Washington metro areas.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Beyond that, Erin may be pushed into a turn to the north — but where and when that happens will determine its threat to Florida or other parts of the eastern seaboard.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Stretching over 600 miles along the eastern seaboard, the Michinoku Coastal Trail launched in 2019 to aid with post-2011 recovery.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Topline Thunderstorms snagged air traffic along the Atlantic seaboard Wednesday, causing the FAA to issue ground stops for airports in the New York and Washington metro areas.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Beyond that, Erin may be pushed into a turn to the north — but where and when that happens will determine its threat to Florida or other parts of the eastern seaboard.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Stretching over 600 miles along the eastern seaboard, the Michinoku Coastal Trail launched in 2019 to aid with post-2011 recovery.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaboard
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Filming pine trees on Maine’s seacoast and palmettos off Charleston left us with stark reminders of North America’s botanical diversity as well as its vastness.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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North Korea has opened a splashy resort on its eastern seacoast called Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, featuring some 400 buildings.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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After leaving La Navidad, Columbus sailed along the north coast of Hispaniola and discovered a new settlement, La Isabela.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mali Beach is on Alor Island, a small island in southern Indonesia closer to the northern coast of Australia than Jakarta, the country’s capital.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.—
Jeffrey C. Hallo,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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Being a seashore town, Santander gets its pick of fresh seafood.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The mobsters are accused of pocketing some of the $7 million that was fleeced from unsuspecting victims who were drawn to poker tables in Las Vegas, Miami, Manhattan and Long Island’s seaside playground for the rich and famous.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nice, France Want a luxury European seaside getaway for less?—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bring a bottle of bug spray, a blanket or a comfortable beach chair, then sit back and enjoy the show.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cheryl Grimmer disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong over 50 years ago; however, her disappearance has remained unsolved for decades.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Originally known as The Clouds, the stately home overlooked what has become one of Barbados’ most luxurious coastlines.—
Kate Van Dyke,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Maduro, who is accused of stealing last year’s presidential election, responded with his own show of force, sending soldiers to the coastline for defensive exercises.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
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Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.—
Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin,
WSJ,
25 Mar. 2022
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In fact, its shifting shoreline has made matters worse.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Miami Beach is a barrier island, and healthy coral reefs act as natural defenses by breaking up waves, helping to reduce shoreline erosion.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Seaboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaboard. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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