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When water temperatures reach 70 to 75 degrees on the bottom at five to eight feet, bass can be found all over a lake, but the best places are in water about eight feet deep if the day is sunny, and along shorelines near that depth in cloudy weather or before and after sunrise and sunset.
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Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
Two days after Baker’s killing, officers were sent back to Raspberry Island to collect a handgun lying on rocky shoreline on the south side of the Raspberry Island bridge.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
The rapid withdrawal of water from a shoreline is a common warning sign of an impending tsunami.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Locals were warned to keep away from the shoreline.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
Two days after Baker’s killing, officers were sent back to Raspberry Island to collect a handgun lying on rocky shoreline on the south side of the Raspberry Island bridge.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
The rapid withdrawal of water from a shoreline is a common warning sign of an impending tsunami.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Locals were warned to keep away from the shoreline.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoreline
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From interesting architecture and world-class museums to golden coastlines and attractive seaside promenades, here are some of the top destinations for sun, sand and culture.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Croatia is a narrow country, approximately 3,500 miles long, which makes starting in the north and heading south along the Adriatic coastline – or reversing the order – a straightforward itinerary.—
Amy Nelson,
Twin Cities,
10 Aug. 2025
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Regarding Erin, beachgoers along the U.S. coast from South Florida to Virginia are being warned of life-threatening rip currents this week as Erin passes to the east.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected along U.S. east coast beaches beginning Monday and lasting most of next week.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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On the beach, my friend and I quickly snapped the pole together, which took about 20 seconds.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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Behind the beach, subtropical gardens bloom with palms and flame-red proteas—nurtured by Tresco’s rare microclimate.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 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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Sitting near the golden beachfront, The Crown offers direct access to Taşlıburun Beach.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Several high-rises are in the pipeline, mainly along the city’s beachfront.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
12 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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National parks currently charge different rates, and only around 100 sites managed by the National Park Service—which also oversees national monuments, historic sites, seashores, and other public lands—require an admission fee to enter.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
7 July 2025
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoreline. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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