whitecap

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Recent Examples of whitecap The bill sailed through the House but immediately hit whitecaps in the Senate as prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy groups raised murky legal concerns about the proposal, throwing it into limbo. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025 Top looks out on the Tagus River, choppy and windy today, whitecaps blowing on the water like bumps on snakeskin. Dana Vachon, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025 By the time Bob reached it, the open water was 300 feet wide and building whitecaps. Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025 Vincent tied his kayak to ours, then steered us safely across the whitecaps to the mainland. Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whitecap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
  • Onshore winds will also kick up high surf that could cause coastal flooding and beach erosion.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Find the dramatic red cliffs of Praia da Falésia and wild surf in Arrifana, along with calm seas in the coves near Carvoeiro.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wheel of Fortune has a new grand champion — and a record breaker at that.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just as the team bounced back from the opening loss to the Mets to win the next two, ultimately securing the tie-breaker against New York.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These religious leaders are confronting a wave of violence.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.
    Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.
    Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Thanks to multiple attachments, the tool dries, curls, smooths and straightens hair without causing too much heat damage.
    Caitlyn Martyn may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The singer’s textured pixie, which was cut shorter in the back, had face-framing sideburns and curls that narrowly avoided being called bangs, is hard to miss, and now, just in time for fall, has been reintroduced on the front row.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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