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Recent Examples of shoreline
Higher than normal water run-up is expected on beaches and low-lying shoreline.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Swim in a direction following the shoreline.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Starting on Burlington’s waterfront, this 13-mile route traces the shoreline before funneling riders onto the Colchester Causeway, a narrow, gravel path that stretches across Lake Champlain.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
The Outer Banks is a chain of barrier islands stretching the coast of North Carolina, featuring more than 100 miles of shoreline.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Swim in a direction following the shoreline.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Starting on Burlington’s waterfront, this 13-mile route traces the shoreline before funneling riders onto the Colchester Causeway, a narrow, gravel path that stretches across Lake Champlain.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
The Outer Banks is a chain of barrier islands stretching the coast of North Carolina, featuring more than 100 miles of shoreline.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoreline
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Without stretching their budget, travelers can enjoy 22 miles of pristine coastline or cross the bridge to hop on a shuttle with Explore Jax Core Tours, where the city’s history, culture, and future unfold through vivid storytelling and physical representation.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their backdrop was filled with green grass, lush plants and views of a distant coastline.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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What Happens Next The storm is likely to lose strength after crossing the Vietnamese coast and moving northwest, toward northeast Cambodia, eastern Thailand and southern Laos later on Friday.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Moving south along Limón’s coast, Cahuita National Park’s coral reefs and rainforest hikes provide even more opportunities for wildlife observation, while inlaid-back, surf-centric Puerto Viejo’s can serve as an enriching yet relaxing home base nearby.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sticking with the beach theme, Jenner posed topless with seashells covering her chest in another snapshot.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But enough of all that tomfoolery, because there is one person on the beach who knows exactly what is about to happen!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 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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More than a dozen restaurants and bars provide plenty of choices for meal times, and lodging options include standard guest rooms and beachfront bungalows with private pools.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Among the shots included in the carousel were Barbosa and her fiancé continuing to embrace in the idyllic beachfront setting, toasting champagne, sharing kisses and dancing together.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 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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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoreline. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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