as in beach
the land or the part of a town next to the water of an ocean, lake, etc.
They have evening concerts on the waterfront.
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Recent Examples of waterfront
The music mogul’s seven bedroom, eight bathroom waterfront crib was built in 2002.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
My first suggestions would be to extend the Second Ave. line all the way down to the Lower East Side, build a line along the East River waterfront from Williamsburg all the way up to Astoria, and an extension of the No. 7 train south to 14th St. and perhaps across the Hudson to New Jersey.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
The award-winning restaurant along the waterfront is helmed by celebrated Kiwi chef Ben Bayly.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
One of the largest beer festivals in Florida will bring 120 brands to the waterfront in Deerfield Beach this month.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
My first suggestions would be to extend the Second Ave. line all the way down to the Lower East Side, build a line along the East River waterfront from Williamsburg all the way up to Astoria, and an extension of the No. 7 train south to 14th St. and perhaps across the Hudson to New Jersey.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
The award-winning restaurant along the waterfront is helmed by celebrated Kiwi chef Ben Bayly.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
One of the largest beer festivals in Florida will bring 120 brands to the waterfront in Deerfield Beach this month.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfront
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Upscale California hotel faces daily $11k fine for privatizing beach Disneyland's 70th anniversary: A look at the new entertainment, celebration outfits Who was killed by a train in Ohio?—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Actor Wendell Pierce observed the raucous dancing from the safety of the beach.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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De Hoop Nature Reserve is located on the southwestern coast of South Africa, about a 150-mile drive southeast from Cape Town.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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About five second of Googling shows that Levin, about this time last year, responded to a boat landing in Carlsbad by calling for a vote on legislation to extend the enforcement zone off the coast.—
Sal Rodriguez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2025
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“Waterfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfront. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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