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Recent Examples of seacoast
Mike McCormack lives in Galway, Ireland, on a seacoast facing the Atlantic with rocky, unforgiving cliffs that give way to thin, hardpan soil.
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Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 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
With no seacoast, the foliage starts appearing by the middle of September in the highest elevations and is already peaking before month’s end.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 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
With no seacoast, the foliage starts appearing by the middle of September in the highest elevations and is already peaking before month’s end.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seacoast
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Other Sharks on the Radar Lower down the Atlantic seaboard, another shark continues to make waves: Contender, currently the largest great white shark tracked by OCEARCH.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Consultations and further testing at six of the country’s preeminent hospitals along the Eastern seaboard confirmed that Dash was battling a neurodegenerative disorder never seen before.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
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Located on Turkey’s southwest coast, Bodrum is an elegant seaside town, only an hour’s flight from Istanbul, and is known for its beaches, boutique hotels, trendy restaurants, and beachside clubs.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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Cha Song Ho/AP/File Russians can find the last in North Korea, which has repurposed a former missile-testing site into a vast seaside resort zone set to open this month.—
Fred Weir,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 June 2025
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That was Salem, a different town, haunted by witch trials and slaver fortunes, but all the classic New England coastal markers were laid out: early sunsets, family secrets, bizarre architecture, the distinct gloom and glint of the northern eastern seashore.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Leave the seashells on Sardinia’s seashore On the Italian island of Sardinia, beachcombing is a no-no.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Though not particularly close to each other—Bali is a province within Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands, while Sri Lanka is an independent nation off the coast of India—the two destinations are both renowned for their lush landscapes, with plenty of hiking opportunities found across both islands.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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This exact scenario happened to my friend off the coast of Dominica.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2025
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The shooting occurred hours before the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup parade on the beach.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Gap Linen-blend Crewneck Shell Tank Say hello to the chill muscle tee that’s perfect for long flights, running errands, and heading to the beach.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2025
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Those who make it to Santa Cruz after an hourlong ferry ride out of Ventura are rewarded with 77 miles of craggy coastline cliffs, vast sea caves and vibrant tide pools.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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As summer approaches, a juvenile great white shark named Dold has today been detected off the Long Island coastline, marking the latest milestone in a months-long migration that has taken him up the U.S. East Coast.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Living shorelines are a type of green infrastructure technique, using native vegetation and other natural materials to stabilize shorelines against erosion while enhancing biodiversity, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Molly Duerig,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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Plastic bag bans and fees could help reduce the number ending up littering shorelines by at least a quarter, according to a new analysis.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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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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“Seacoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seacoast. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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