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Recent Examples of wharf
Generations of beach-going visitors have photographed the barking sea lions that lounge on the wharf’s supports, eaten clam chowder, gone fishing and enjoyed the scenic views of Monterey Bay.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The crew is accused of sliding all over the wharf at Tokyo Port in a fleet of rear-wheel-drive Toyotas and Nissan S-chassis, and there appears to be video evidence.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
Firefighters battled to contain a massive blaze that sparked Friday evening at a historic wharf in Portland, Maine.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The crew is accused of sliding all over the wharf at Tokyo Port in a fleet of rear-wheel-drive Toyotas and Nissan S-chassis, and there appears to be video evidence.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
Firefighters battled to contain a massive blaze that sparked Friday evening at a historic wharf in Portland, Maine.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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Canary Wharf, formerly grim docks and working-class housing blocks in eastern London, has been transformed into a mammoth global commercial center.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Thousands gathered on shipping docks and downtown streets across Chicago, Detroit and Washington in 1860 for a chance to catch a glimpse of Albert Edward, the prince of Wales.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While passengers through the spring will continue to enjoy the pier access to the island, NCL will have to return to tendering for part of the summer to complete the work.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Other things to do in the area include strolling a historic boardwalk lined with shops and restaurants and making your way out to the pier to snap photos of a scenic lighthouse.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Waiting at the quay were water taxis for hotel guests.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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