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 city responded by redeveloping downtown in the mid-20th century, transforming the waterfront and surrounding areas into what is now Old Sacramento.
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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Spectacular waterfront homes that make for an idyllic Italian holiday
By Madeline Weinfield
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Where Does Shakira Live?
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
Outdoors, an expansive lawn and waterfront terraces invite celebration, relaxation, and unforgettable Vineyard summers.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Rural areas, high elevations, and open fields or waterfronts with a clear eastern view are ideal.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
Read More Travel These Lake Como Airbnbs Are the Stuff of Summer Daydreams
Spectacular waterfront homes that make for an idyllic Italian holiday
By Madeline Weinfield
Celebrity Style
Where Does Shakira Live?
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
Outdoors, an expansive lawn and waterfront terraces invite celebration, relaxation, and unforgettable Vineyard summers.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Rural areas, high elevations, and open fields or waterfronts with a clear eastern view are ideal.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfront
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The shooting occurred hours before the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup parade on the beach.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Yes, loudly take that Stanley Cup to the beach again, into the nightclubs again, to the neighbor’s house at 5 a.m. again and all down a parade that somehow topped last year’s parade.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Weather led to a scrub of the Aug. 3 attempt, but SpaceX was able to launch despite Tropical Storm Debby churning off Florida’s southwest coast.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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In fact, each of the three sea spider species collected for the study were from different areas off the coast of Southern California and Alaska — a clue that the populations are highly localized.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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“Waterfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfront. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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