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Recent Examples of whitecap
The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy.
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Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
But then around 2 p.m., something changed. Cefalu — a lifelong Tahoe boater and co-owner of Mile High Fishing Charters — noticed some whitecaps forming.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 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
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Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
But then around 2 p.m., something changed. Cefalu — a lifelong Tahoe boater and co-owner of Mile High Fishing Charters — noticed some whitecaps forming.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
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The child was helpless against the power of the surging surf, injured while tossed by the waves.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous surf and NEVER turn your back on the ocean.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Think more divorcée getting her groove back on an unseasonably chilly day, less spring breaker double-fisting piña coladas.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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At 21, a world-record breaker in her signature event, the 400-meter hurdles.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Playa Vik sits directly on Playa Mansa, on downtown José Ignacio’s western edge, facing calm waters and long, romantic stretches of sand where you’re bound to see more birds, more waves than people.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The voice was faint and rasping, like the sound of pebbles raked by a wave.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 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
Noun
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This serum is giving me lightweight, bouncy, shiny curls WITHOUT the oily feeling/look.—
Emma Greene,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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In the clip, Charlie plays with his hair and even does a full 360 spin to show off his curls for the camera.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
3 June 2026
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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