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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Around the stage, steam engines, museums and 19th-century storefronts grounded attendees in the capital’s history as White’s quartet took them on a journey through jazz.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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Judge’s league-leading 18th home run came after Trent Grisham grounded into a double play.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
24 May 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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No buildings will be constructed within 100 meters of the shoreline, which hosts nesting turtles.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Effort is aimed at saving ‘iconic building’ New CT luxury hotel preps for season in shoreline town.—
RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 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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His cabin was a few miles south of the one the bear wrecked for for me, closer to the fringe of settlement.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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That meant late nights, early wake-ups, work events, and heels that wreck your feet, plus years of jet lag from endless travel.—
Jessica Sibley,
Time,
19 May 2025
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Seas are forecast to rise from 8 inches to 23 inches along the nation’s coasts by 2050, with the higher increases along the northern Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Most Maya people moved from cities to villages, many along the peninsula’s coast, after there were no more inland cities to try to make a life in.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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The spacecraft docked with the zenith port of the station's Harmony module a day later, delivering around 6,700 pounds (3,040 kilograms) of food, equipment and scientific experiments to the station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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The damaged vessel is now docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
20 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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