shoreline

Definition of shorelinenext

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Recent Examples of shoreline Swim in a direction following the shoreline. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 The nearby Atlantic coastline offers a variety of scenery and terrain, including quiet coves, granite shoreline, offshore islands and crashing surf. Will McGough, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The shoreline here was mostly solid rock. Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 North Shore Scenic Drive, Minnesota Minnesota's Lake Superior shoreline is a thing of beauty. Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoreline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoreline
Noun
  • Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
    Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • The small island nation off the western coast of Africa, which is making its debut on soccer’s grandest stage, already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay.
    Kristie Rieken, AJC.com, 27 June 2026
  • Many used an alternative route on the southern side of the Strait along the Omani coast.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The beach is part of Half Moon Bay State Beach.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • Guests are encouraged to bring a beach chair, blanket and picnic basket.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 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
  • For coffee or breakfast, two cafes on St Leonard’s beachfront are recommended by locals.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The college basketball star and social media influencer, 24, tied the knot with the Dallas Cowboys tight end, 26, in a beachfront wedding ceremony on June 20 at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The painting shows a castle atop a giant, floating rock, hanging before a partly cloudy sky over a seashore, and has resided at the museum since 1985.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
  • Also, seashore rangers will lead shark and seal walks several times each week.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026

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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoreline. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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