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a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
the carpenter placed a shore underneath the sagging roof of the porch
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Recent Examples of shores
Blue Harbor Resort Sheboygan, Wisconsin Family fun is the name of the game at Blue Harbor Resort, which sits on the shores of Lake Michigan and is an easy drive from cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, and Green Bay.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Chenot Palace Weggis, on the shores of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Swiss Alps, leans into cutting-edge health innovation.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Like Turner, Church also travelled far beyond the shores of his homeland.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
By 1900, the Irish-speaking areas were a ragged patchwork of smallish standalone zones, clinging to the island’s western and southern shores.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
The Westin Playa Vallarta, an All-Inclusive Resort, opened this month on the shores of Banderas Bay along the country’s Pacific Coast.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
In August 2021, Typhoon Lupit reached the shores of Naoshima, a small island in Japan’s Setouchi region, and blew a giant yellow pumpkin by the artist Yayoi Kusama out to sea.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Davidson, North Carolina About 30 minutes from Charlotte On the shores of Lake Norman, Davidson is a college town with year-round appeal.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The Dalmore is a Highland distillery founded by Sir Alexander Matheson in 1839 on the scenic shores of the Cromarty Firth.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Chenot Palace Weggis, on the shores of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Swiss Alps, leans into cutting-edge health innovation.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Like Turner, Church also travelled far beyond the shores of his homeland.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
By 1900, the Irish-speaking areas were a ragged patchwork of smallish standalone zones, clinging to the island’s western and southern shores.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
The Westin Playa Vallarta, an All-Inclusive Resort, opened this month on the shores of Banderas Bay along the country’s Pacific Coast.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
In August 2021, Typhoon Lupit reached the shores of Naoshima, a small island in Japan’s Setouchi region, and blew a giant yellow pumpkin by the artist Yayoi Kusama out to sea.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Davidson, North Carolina About 30 minutes from Charlotte On the shores of Lake Norman, Davidson is a college town with year-round appeal.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The Dalmore is a Highland distillery founded by Sir Alexander Matheson in 1839 on the scenic shores of the Cromarty Firth.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shores
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The refined contemporary interiors are punctuated throughout with terrazzo floors, warm wood paneling, and rough-hewn stone pillars.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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That’s when tectonic plates first pushed them out of the sea, but the shaping of the pillars via coastal erosion only occurred over the last few thousand years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Baltimore’s defense received reinforcements both in the trenches and in the secondary.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The military site at Kapciamiestis covering some 14,600 hectares will allow battalion and brigade-size drills on the ground at a critical land link used by the alliance to send reinforcements to its eastern flank.—
Milda Seputyte,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rather than relying on separate block foundations, the design uses a single flowing geometry that wraps around trees to define the interior and exterior spaces.—
Bridget Borgobello
May 02,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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Life forms of increasing complexity filled the seas, providing the evolutionary foundations for nearly every phylum alive today.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Practical supports, like childcare and debt relief, are also essential to ensure more residents can fully participate in the economy.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Indeterminate tomatoes grow big and need sturdy supports or trellises to keep them in line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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The two share mechanical underpinnings, including their powertrains and most fundamental off-road hardware.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Trump has alluded to the political underpinnings of the influx.—
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Researchers have been concerned that without their icy buttresses, these walls could collapse.—
Megan I. Gannon,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Three setbacks provide space for landscaped terraces, and at these floors, the structural columns slope inward, becoming tall buttresses that reintegrate into the latticework.—
Adam Williams
April 21,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
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From classic single rooms and suites to three-bedroom residences ideal for families or longer stays, Zero George is a Charleston home away from home.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Special programs target gut health, sleep improvement and even quitting smoking, with stays ranging from four-day resets to three-week interventions.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Retailer profit margins are chronically slim — and during rapid crude price increases even negative — giving them an incentive to raise prices quickly as the cost of crude and of refined gas mounts — and to try to hold the higher prices steady to recover their margins as their other costs call.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Then again, Ortiz has been pretty charmed this weekend with five winners on Friday, including the Oaks, and five seconds in 11 mounts Saturday before capping it with the Derby.—
Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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“Shores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shores. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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