as in beaches
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 waterfronts
The result is a growing trend among UHNWIs creating super-compounds that stretch across streets, islands, and waterfronts.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfronts
beaches
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For the past 40 years, thousands of people have fanned out across beaches, lakes, streams and parks every September for California’s Coastal Cleanup Day — the state’s largest annual volunteer event.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, Florida's fossil record stretches back more than 50 million years, with shark teeth among the most common finds in beaches, creek beds and riverbeds.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Waterfronts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfronts. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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