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whitecap

noun

Definition of whitecap

as in surf

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Recent Examples of whitecap The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025 The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy. — Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025 Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for whitecap

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Noun

In fact, there are plenty of incredible stretches of sand and surf to explore across the United States, including in Hawaii, Florida, and beyond.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
With the longer period swell, the potential for larger surf and a greater risk for rip currents will be likely.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of surf

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In September 2024, the brothers received a copy, via their lawyer, of a handwritten 1950 memo by Meredith Gardner, the chief Venona code breaker.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Technology was the case breaker for them, but anything can happen in a case like this.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of breaker

Noun

The first wave of Social Security payments for July is scheduled to be distributed this week.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 July 2026
SoCal’s housing market growth SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO has unleashed a wave of high-end home shoppers poised to reshape Southern California’s already tight coastal housing markets.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of wave

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

Definition of comber

Noun

Brittany Mahomes showed off a head full of romantic wavy curls created by Nashville stylist Brooke Barloe, who posted a photo on her Instagram.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Steam rises in slow curls from a shaping stand while local kids climb onto high-top chairs and a Coors Light is passed between old friends across the counter.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

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