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Recent Examples of seacoast
For example, the Anaïs C. Sunset ring collection, inspired by the rugged cliffs of the Basque seacoast and reflections of sunlight on the ocean, is set with colored sapphires and diamonds in the colors of sunset skies.
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Located on the seacoast of Northern Ireland, this UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of seven natural wonders of the United Kingdom is otherworldly.
—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
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Located on the seacoast of Northern Ireland, this UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of seven natural wonders of the United Kingdom is otherworldly.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seacoast
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The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for much of the Northeast on Sunday, just one day after a previous storm brought some snow to the parts of the eastern seaboard.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Almquist said California’s staple agricultural products are the source of strength for the Port of Oakland that other ports along the eastern seaboard do not have.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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His seaside town could be in store for another big storm.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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By the 1950s, records had circulated widely, and Beirut’s seaside districts and grand hotels began hosting live performances.—
Amelia Dhuga,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Jan. 2026
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In fact, your desire to expand your perception of the world, the universe and of your purpose has likely been shifting like the sands of the beach, spinning on the foamy seashore.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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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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Impacts will begin late Friday into Saturday, with snow and hurricane-force wind gusts possible along parts of the North Carolina and Virginia coast by Saturday night.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The number of western monarch butterflies overwintering along the California coast continues to remain near historic lows, according to a new annual count, adding to growing concern that the population’s long decline may be becoming the norm.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The greatest concern is along the North Carolina Outer Banks and into the Virginia Tidewater region, where strong winds, high surf and beach erosion could lead to overwash and flooding in vulnerable coastal communities.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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An aerial view of the oceanfront property, which sits on almost 40 feet of beach in the sandiest section of the neighborhood.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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With almost 13 million acres of the world’s most biodiverse rain forest, rich with jaguars, hummingbirds, and 2,000 butterfly species (take that, Costa Rica), plus some 1,800 miles of unsullied coastline, this country is poised for a tourism boom.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Add a mid-December trip to the frozen coastline of New Brunswick to the mix, and this down onesie quickly earned MVP status in our household this winter.—
The Editors,
Outside,
1 Feb. 2026
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Offshore wind also came along with the promise to provide jobs in several shoreline communities in Connecticut.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ice ranged from 2-12 inches, with the thickest along shoreline.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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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 4 Feb. 2026.
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