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Recent Examples of whitecap
Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
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This eco-friendly bamboo house—close to both of the surf spots mentioned above—is just minutes from the beaches of Aguadilla’s west coast.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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This brilliantly acerbic novel is set up as a millennial comedy of manners, but when Remy and Alicia head to the Hamptons for a surf weekend with Instagram-baddie Jen, a pair of glowing eyes in the bushes is just the first indication that things are very, very wrong.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The second goal was a back-breaker, with the Tommies turning the puck over at their own blue line and surrendering a breakaway goal.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Performing routine inspections, including checking the meter connection, the breaker panel connections and the grounding of electrical systems, can help.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Understanding those waves, and being able to use Einstein’s relativity to account for the arrival time differences at different locations, is key to pinpointing where those gravitational wave signals originate from.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Dome is a quiet spot for reading and wave-watching during the day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
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The Bluff actress rocked boho halo braids with her natural curls to show off her ombré dye job.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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With a simple glance or curl of the lip, our brains learn more about a character than five pages of a dialogue ever could tell us.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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