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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorelines
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These projects spotlight communities and conservationists fighting to protect endangered species, forests and coastlines, often under threat from poaching, climate change, and organized crime.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Sea Green, Blue Turquoise, and Coral echo sunlit coastlines, crystalline waters, and long summer afternoons.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, the Defense Intelligence Agency assessed that Iran’s missile program was a decade away from being able to target American shores.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Experience gorgeous lake views on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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On her island home in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, the shoreline has visibly retreated within her short lifetime, with beaches eroded, coastal trees uprooted and some homes now barely 3 feet (about 1 meter) from the sea at high tide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some of the beaches in Southern California that are known to have runs are Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, Hermosa Beach, Cabrillo Beach, Long Beach, Belmont Shore, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Doheny Beach, Del Mar, La Jolla, Mission Beach and the Coronado Strand.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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Set back from the sands of Great Exuma’s Flamingo Beach, Cocoplum Bistro serves a unique mix of French and Bahamian cuisine.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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For some, a day trip by minibus and camel is more than enough desert – but the true adventurer will want to seek out the untrodden sands of southern Algeria.—
Henry Haselock,
TheWeek,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Shorelines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorelines. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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