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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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Beaches all along the Eastern seaboard will be plagued by life-threatening rip currents and large swells for much of next week because of Humberto spinning offshore and future Imelda.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 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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Soon, the coral hatchlings will be placed in seaside nurseries for 6 to 12 months then taken back to the reefs.—
John Otis,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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As one of the century-old resort’s five distinct accommodations, the Beach Club offers seaside serenity that’s worth seeking out in the doldrums of winter.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
4 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 curious rocky coast of this bay continues haunting me in the most visceral ways.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Organizers with the Global Sumud Flotilla said on X that the boat was last tracked only a few miles off Gaza’s coast before contact was lost.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 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,
2 Oct. 2025
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Plus, Jeremiah had to still be winded by busting out that extended dance remix of his maniacal villain laugh from back on the beach.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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In partnership with Leave No Trace, Martin County offers the tours for free, helping visitors discover the natural beauty of the coastline’s mangroves, estuaries, hammocks, and trails.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Deposits along its northwestern border with China and eastern coastline are being explored to boost production and reduce reliance on imports.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, erosion has accelerated in recent years, with the shoreline retreating at a rate of roughly 4 feet per year, according to the report.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 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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“Seacoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seacoast. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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