whitecap

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Recent Examples of whitecap This is the largest whitecap on what has been a massive wave of consolidation this year in the global insurance sector. Kia Kokalitcheva, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024 It was built as a global cruising yacht, though its ability to excel in stiff winds and whitecaps has led to success on the competitive regatta circuit. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 13 June 2024 Located roughly 1,300 light-years away, the celestial feature resembles a silhouette of a horse's head and neck emerging from what appears to astronomers like whitecaps of interstellar foam. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024 Wind asserted itself in the District on Saturday by throbbing in the ears, raising whitecaps on the Potomac River and setting twigs, branches and leaves into frenzied tossing, fluttering and nodding. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for whitecap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
  • After being acclimated to the new terrain, the dolphin was released and ushered past the surf line by local surfers.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
  • If frolicking in the surf or deep-sea swimming isn’t quite your jam, don’t worry—there’s an infinity-edge pool, along with an oceanfront loggia, a summer kitchen, and several sun terraces meant to mimic the coastline.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Along the way, they are disappointed to learn that Miami Beach has strict rules for spring breakers and plans to enforce those rules, leaving them disappointed.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Right now, though, there’s everything to play for and a hugely exciting opportunity for businesses wanting to be on the frontier of the next big wave.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, in New York City, Blake Lively waves to the cameras, and Joe Jonas sits for a radio interview.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Apr. 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
  • The Netherlands wing-back curls the ball into Mkhitaryan’s path… … and the Inter midfielder scores, but the goal is ruled out for offside.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Her long, icy blonde hair was styled into bouncy curls that cascaded down around her shoulders.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025

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

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