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
Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Photo : David Marlow The estate has access to unspoiled white-sand beaches.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Other recent fatalities include a gray whale that washed up at Black Sands Beach on March 30, an adult male found east of Angel Island on April 2, and a subadult male that beached near Fort Point Rock Beach on April 4.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Locals rarely show up there in beach cover-ups so pack something smart for a night out.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Photo : David Marlow The estate has access to unspoiled white-sand beaches.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Verb
The Georgia Aquarium veterinary program, the University of Florida, and the Town’s Beach Operations Manager Mike DeMaria and his team were instrumental in responding once the whale became beached on the island, officials said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Other recent fatalities include a gray whale that washed up at Black Sands Beach on March 30, an adult male found east of Angel Island on April 2, and a subadult male that beached near Fort Point Rock Beach on April 4.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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Last summer, Walmart grounded drones in Salt Lake City, Tampa and Phoenix, citing a desire to hone in on the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
6 June 2025
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After another ball, Yelich grounded a ball up the middle that would have scored Chourio had second baseman Jake Cronenworth not ran into the grass to backhand the ball.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The 18th-century vessels were shipwrecked in 1710, and archaeologists only recently discovered that the ships – long believed to be pirate ships – were used to transport slaves.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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Historical sources had recorded that two Danish slave vessels were shipwrecked off the coast of Central America in 1710: The Fridericus Quartus was set on fire, while the anchor rope of the Christianus Quintus was cut and the ship was swept away.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Several people made it to the shoreline by themselves, while others were pulled from the water by rescuers.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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In the video recorded by Nelson's son, the bear is seen swimming close to the shoreline as Nelson calls 911.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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The final episodes also tie up the mystery around Merritt’s boss Stephen Burns (Mark Bonnar), whom Morck had believed to be corrupt and potentially involved in Merritt’s disappearance following a case involving a husband acquitted for killing his wife.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2025
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John Haliburton was a weekend referee, often tied up while his son chased his basketball dreams.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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During testimony, Lance Jimenez of the Los Angeles Fire Department recalled a 2012 incident in which an explosion wrecked a Porsche owned by Scott Mescudi, professionally known as Kid Cudi.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Walls were wrecked by artillery blasts and gunfire.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Alma Resort, Vietnam – Coffee by Bicycle, Delivered to Your Pavilion Located along Vietnam’s Cam Ranh coast, Alma Resort is rethinking guests’ morning coffee order with its immersive in-room Vietnamese coffee service.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the California coast angling for Chinook salmon this weekend as recreational fishing resumes under strict limits.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The last Indian citizen in space was Rakesh Sharma, who was aboard another Soyuz, which docked with Russia’s Salyut 7 space station in 1984.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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There have also been damaging boat fires in other parts of South Florida, the most recent a blaze that ended up burning up six boats, including a 90-foot vessel, at a Sunny Isles Beach condominium dock early Friday morning.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Between 14,000 and 20,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers living in Western Europe made tools from the bones of whales that had been stranded along the Atlantic coast.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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A day after going 1-of-15 with runners in scoring position and leaving 13 on base, Florida had stranded 10 runners on base at the time of Holtorf’s homer.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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