shoreline

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Recent Examples of shoreline Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches. Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026 Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Set across 17 acres of shoreline, the resort features floor-to-ceiling windows framing panoramic ocean views in the lobby, and guestrooms sport natural materials such as limestone and mangrove wood, bespoke furnishings, and a palette inspired by sea and sand. Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026 Lockhart said collaborations like this showcase La Jolla for more than just its shoreline. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoreline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoreline
Noun
  • The federal agency is embarking on the Los Angeles Coastal Area Special Resource Study, which focuses on the coastline and adjacent areas along Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including areas around Ballona Creek, as well as San Pedro.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This week, caretakers released the bird once more and stood on the beach as the western snowy plover took flight over waves that crashed against the sandy coastline.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In August 2025, Amtrak revived its Mardi Gras Service, connecting New Orleans and Mobile –the first time the train has run since Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf coast in 2005.
    Kara Newman, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • What & Why Rhode Island digs into this curious bit of beach trivia.
    Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The Chicago Park District dispatched crews to clear the beaches and ran out of places to put the foul flotsam.
    Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Set directly on 600 feet of beachfront, the hotel boasts an outdoor beach club, four pools, and an 18,000-square-foot wellness center, which encompasses the Bamford Wellness Spa and Anatomy gym (drop the kids off at Seedlings kids club to fully indulge).
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This month, savvy travelers can lock in exclusive savings with up to 40% off early bookings, discounts on adults-only hotels, and last-minute deals across dreamy beachfront destinations.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoreline. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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