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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Comment Photo: Audley C Bullock/Shutterstock Yusef Imani moved into a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment at Eagle + West, the puzzle-piece towers on the Greenpoint waterfront, in September 2023.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2025
The Sea Island Beach Club is found right across the street, and guests can enjoy its multiple pools and private beach access, plus a whole range of waterfront activities—kayaking, shelling tours, sailing lessons, and more.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Flooding in this reach involves three states with mainstem waterfront real estate–Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky–and countless others upstream in the Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee rivers.
—John Sabo, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Harbor police responded just after 9 p.m. to the waterfront near the southern edge of Harbor Island regarding a report of truck that had been speeding south on Harbor Island Drive and ended up in the bay.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2025
The Sea Island Beach Club is found right across the street, and guests can enjoy its multiple pools and private beach access, plus a whole range of waterfront activities—kayaking, shelling tours, sailing lessons, and more.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Flooding in this reach involves three states with mainstem waterfront real estate–Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky–and countless others upstream in the Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee rivers.
—John Sabo, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Harbor police responded just after 9 p.m. to the waterfront near the southern edge of Harbor Island regarding a report of truck that had been speeding south on Harbor Island Drive and ended up in the bay.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfront
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Mallorca may be known for its nightlife, its glorious beaches and lately, unfortunately, some of its tourism growing pains.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Daniel Petroni A walkway leads across the dunes to the beach.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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Before 2011, sargassum was mainly found in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America), although small amounts were also sighted in the Caribbean Sea and off the Brazilian coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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This cult-favorite styling essential captures the spirit of summer in a bottle, delivering texture, volume, and that elusive windswept wave without a trip to the coast.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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“Waterfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfront. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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