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Recent Examples of seacoast
Located on the seacoast of Northern Ireland, this UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of seven natural wonders of the United Kingdom is otherworldly.
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Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
The Odesa port and two others on the nearby seacoast have been a particular target of Russian wrath for the last eight months, since Ukraine managed to open a coast-hugging 350-mile Black Sea grain corridor to the Bosporus strait.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The failure of that withdrawal to secure any sort of lasting peace agreement has left Gaza a kind of orphan, largely cut off from other Palestinians in the West Bank and almost entirely isolated by both Israel and Egypt, which control Gaza’s borders and its seacoast.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
Settle in for the night in a 1870's farmhouse, the Little River Bed & Breakfast, along the Nubanusit Brook.
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Portsmouth
See the warm colors of the changing leaves on the country's smallest seacoast.
—Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2023
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Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
The Odesa port and two others on the nearby seacoast have been a particular target of Russian wrath for the last eight months, since Ukraine managed to open a coast-hugging 350-mile Black Sea grain corridor to the Bosporus strait.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The failure of that withdrawal to secure any sort of lasting peace agreement has left Gaza a kind of orphan, largely cut off from other Palestinians in the West Bank and almost entirely isolated by both Israel and Egypt, which control Gaza’s borders and its seacoast.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
Settle in for the night in a 1870's farmhouse, the Little River Bed & Breakfast, along the Nubanusit Brook.
07
Portsmouth
See the warm colors of the changing leaves on the country's smallest seacoast.
—Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seacoast
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Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Erin is moving closer to the Eastern seaboard, bringing dangerous rip currents and flood risks that have prompted evacuation orders and states of emergency in two North Carolina counties.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
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For a quaint seaside town, the fictional Cape Carnage has an unusual string of mysterious murders.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nestled among the picturesque seaside towns on France’s blustery northern coast is an unsuspecting place called Deauville.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 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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Pair reading with trips to the zoo, planetarium, county or state fair, or natural outdoor settings like forests, lakes and seashores.—
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria,
Boston Herald,
20 July 2025
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In the Atlantic, a tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west African coast in the next couple of days.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most settlements on its coast were washed away.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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While its emerald waters, manta ray dives, and powdery beaches get most of the glory, the island’s food scene alone warrants the journey.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Her hobbies include lusting after them, dating them, hanging out at their beach house, contemplative night-swimming in their pool, and occasionally playing volleyball.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing quite like the view from Monterey Bay—jagged coastline and evergreens framing a strip of blue.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Chilean Patagonia has more than 60,000 miles of coastline, more than 40,000 islands, and more than 200,000 acres of glaciers—much of which is only accessible by boat or helicopter.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the shoreline’s clarity diminishes, Berry stressed the importance of this research for conservation efforts, especially doing it collaboratively.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 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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“Seacoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seacoast. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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