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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
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The swells could produce life-threatening surf and rip currents, according to the National Weather Service.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are many Space Coast surf schools to choose from, and never a bad time of year to get in the water.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That won’t be a deal breaker, depending on your own plans.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Series Clinched The Mets seized a major opportunity this week by clinching the season’s series – and a potential post-season tie-breaker – with their three-game sweep over Philadelphia.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Small pups get the first splash, followed by bigger dogs ready to make waves.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
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Her bouncy blowout included her signature soft curls that blew against the wind.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
4 Sep. 2025
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As summer winds down and your strands have endured heatwaves, pool days, and sweaty workouts, your curls might be begging for a break.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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