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Recent Examples of wharf
At the ferry wharf the road splits three ways: the left road takes me to the eastern part of the town, known as Hollett’s Cove; straight ahead is the highway to Eastport, the nearest town of any size, paved only a few years before.
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Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
It was announced that the recovered had been taken to the next wharf over, and there was her father among them, his face blank with shock.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
City officials hope the signs, fencing, orange safety barriers and exposed wooden decking at the end of the wharf will be gone by early next year.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The wharf has more than 4,400 wooden pilings, made of Douglas Fir.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
It was announced that the recovered had been taken to the next wharf over, and there was her father among them, his face blank with shock.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
City officials hope the signs, fencing, orange safety barriers and exposed wooden decking at the end of the wharf will be gone by early next year.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The wharf has more than 4,400 wooden pilings, made of Douglas Fir.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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Ray Walter spotted the unusual invasive species off a dock at Marina Lake within Lake Erie's Presque Isle Bay near Erie, Pennsylvania.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The footwear trend’s high-fashion revival kicked off a few seasons ago, when Miu Miu and Bally showed extra-svelte takes on dock shoes, which are characterized by leather laces that wrap around the sides.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Most pier runners are travelers who opt to sightsee on their own.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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Then comes the biggest twist of the season so far — Gareth shows up at the pier and joins the others on the helicopter.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One hundred twenty-five years later, on the same quay in Geneva, a theater troupe reenacts the event every Sunday.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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The terminal operator International Transportation Service plans to fill in a 19-acre area of water and extend the existing quay by 560 feet, which would allow larger ships to dock at the port.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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