as in pillars
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
By the end of that century, American Express products shifted as immigrants came to our shores and innovations in travel made the globe smaller.
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Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Those teeth can be found as fossils in the Chesapeake Bay around the shores of Calvert Cliffs in Calvert County.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
April 26 at the Del Dios Community Center, 20155 Elm on the shores of Lake Hodges.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
From the Arctic Circle down to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, Europe is full of centuries-old villages, dramatic mountain ranges, world-class architecture, and beaches famous for their white sand and turquoise waters.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Which means that captains had to go right by Iran's shores to get through the Strait … effectively creating a chokepoint for the global economy.
—James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
These restrictions on drone cameras threatened to drift production to friendlier shores.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Suddenly the island’s shores, always guarded, opened for those who wanted to leave.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Those teeth can be found as fossils in the Chesapeake Bay around the shores of Calvert Cliffs in Calvert County.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
April 26 at the Del Dios Community Center, 20155 Elm on the shores of Lake Hodges.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
From the Arctic Circle down to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, Europe is full of centuries-old villages, dramatic mountain ranges, world-class architecture, and beaches famous for their white sand and turquoise waters.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Which means that captains had to go right by Iran's shores to get through the Strait … effectively creating a chokepoint for the global economy.
—James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
These restrictions on drone cameras threatened to drift production to friendlier shores.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Suddenly the island’s shores, always guarded, opened for those who wanted to leave.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shores
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Here, a stucco-and-stone entry provides a contrasting warmth through the simple addition of wooden pillars on the porch.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
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Swisher has taken some strategies with her for these pillars of wellness.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Continue reading … THIN MARGINS — Johnson gets reinforcements as GOP swears in new member.—
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FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Coach Steve Kerr hoped to get some reinforcements Friday at Sacramento, with big men Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis expected to play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The foundations are in place, but the priority now is execution—at speed and at scale.—
Pandu Sjahrir,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Parents said their children had been able to excel in classrooms with necessary supports — but oftentimes, those can be expensive.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2026
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The tragedy is that these supports are not prioritized, therefore not widely disseminated.—
Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 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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And yet, while the NCAA Tournament retains its traditional trappings and brackets and upsets keep the country entranced, the underpinnings of college basketball are totally different.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Members can reserve Lost Key Cottage for overnight stays, family gatherings, and more.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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While hotels offer limited space, Killam says that on Airbnb, more than half of World Cup trips are group stays, with two or more bedrooms, across all host cities.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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Making our way to compatibility, all three Mission 1s go with all of GoPro's existing mounts – magnetic, conventional, and threaded.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Apr. 2026
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The policy shift comes as pressure mounts on Rodríguez’s administration at home.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Shores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shores. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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