as in shore
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up
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Recent Examples of beach
Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Cage, as per the synopsis, plays a man who returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Of 228 water quality tests conducted on samples taken from north and south beaches off the base, 76% of tests showed that bacteria surpassed safety levels, according to the DOD inspector general's findings.
—Tammy Murga The San Diego Union-Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Bills proposed in the Texas legislature would give Starbase the power to close beaches and roads on weekdays.
—Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Cage, as per the synopsis, plays a man who returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Verb
Unfortunately, the car was then beached, ending the session for the Spaniard.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Of 228 water quality tests conducted on samples taken from north and south beaches off the base, 76% of tests showed that bacteria surpassed safety levels, according to the DOD inspector general's findings.
—Tammy Murga The San Diego Union-Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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Having a trusted circle that understands the challenges and wins of entrepreneurship keeps me grounded.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Mid-heist, the remainder of the cast returns, rounded out by Morgan Freeman, who also grounded the original film.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Sawai's Mariko serves as a critical interpreter between the powerful Lord Yoshii Toranaga and an Englishman shipwrecked in Japan, John Blackthorne.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 2025
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But also remember: This is a woman who has pretty much rolled with it when attacked by big game and shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Three-night pop-up Carbone Beach returns to South Beach for shoreline dining Friday through Sunday.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Examples include beach and shoreline restoration, storm-proofing infrastructure (like utilities), and native forest restoration, among others.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks both walked away from their respective Game 2s victorious on Wednesday night, with the Thunder tying up their series with the Denver Nuggets 1-1 and the Knicks taking a robust 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Delia is the only holdout, and that’s an issue, since litigation could tie up the money for years.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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The cops also seized his cellphone and tore apart his home of two years, wrecking his recording setup in the process.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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As many little heartbeats as possible, just running around, wrecking stuff in the house.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Before 2011, sargassum was mainly found in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America), although small amounts were also sighted in the Caribbean Sea and off the Brazilian coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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What To Know The Indian Navy has issued four firing notices for live weapons drills off the Gujarat coast, just 85 nautical miles from where Pakistan is holding naval exercises in the Arabian Sea, according to India Today, citing unnamed defense sources.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Verb
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He was ultimately docked two strokes for improved his lie in the waste area.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Progress 91 is docked to the aft port of the Roscosmos Zvezda module.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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This is the same team that took in a wayward seal stranded in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, in February.—
Emilie Ikeda,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
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Born in the wild in 2008, Ronan was stranded repeatedly due to malnutrition, and after being spotted walking down Highway 1 in 2009 on her third stranding, regulatory agencies deemed her un-releasable.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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