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Recent Examples of surfer
Stephan, a surfer since childhood, grew up in the Bay Area and his break of choice is San Francisco’s notoriously big, dangerous, and sharky Ocean Beach.
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Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
The surfer sustained injuries to both of his legs and was taken to a hospital in Fort Bragg; his condition was not disclosed.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
One of those occurred in August 2025 when 20-year-old Kolby Aipa, a surfer from Huntington Beach, was on an e-bike and hanging onto a pickup truck when the driver lost control and collided with him, authorities said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Last month, California surfer Kurt Van Dyke was murdered at his home near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, during an apparent robbery.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
For context, however, the one-in-4,200 risk of danger to anyone is higher than the chances of a single person being struck by lightning in their lifetime or of a scuba diver or surfer getting bitten by a shark.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
The role of a professional surfer wasn’t much of a stretch for 11-time world champion Kelly Slater — and neither was his character’s name, Jimmy Slade.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Brian Wilson died June 11, 2025, while drummer Dennis, the only surfer, despite the group's association with Southern California surfing culture, died after drowning in 1983.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Each was selected the surfer of the year for boys and girls, respectively, in the Sunset Surf League.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
The surfer sustained injuries to both of his legs and was taken to a hospital in Fort Bragg; his condition was not disclosed.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
One of those occurred in August 2025 when 20-year-old Kolby Aipa, a surfer from Huntington Beach, was on an e-bike and hanging onto a pickup truck when the driver lost control and collided with him, authorities said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Last month, California surfer Kurt Van Dyke was murdered at his home near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, during an apparent robbery.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
For context, however, the one-in-4,200 risk of danger to anyone is higher than the chances of a single person being struck by lightning in their lifetime or of a scuba diver or surfer getting bitten by a shark.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
The role of a professional surfer wasn’t much of a stretch for 11-time world champion Kelly Slater — and neither was his character’s name, Jimmy Slade.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Brian Wilson died June 11, 2025, while drummer Dennis, the only surfer, despite the group's association with Southern California surfing culture, died after drowning in 1983.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Each was selected the surfer of the year for boys and girls, respectively, in the Sunset Surf League.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfer
Noun
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Make sure your browser supports WebGL to see the full version.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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That means one subscription can cover your phone, laptop, tablet, browser, and streaming devices instead of limiting you to a small number of logins.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In-flight couch row 'worth it,' say some netizens While some travelers may be harder to please, not everyone is suspicious of the option.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chinese-speaking netizens were amused by the story, and in particular the absurd display of cops escorting the diminutive android.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Surfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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