as in shore
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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
coasting along easily in the light traffic
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Recent Examples of coast
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The West Coast is the best coast for Dragon landings, at least in SpaceX's books.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
During their opening round win Friday night against Norfolk State, the Gators jumped to a 32-point advantage and coasted to a 95-69 win from there, much to chagrin of Golden, his staff and players.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Luis Miguel Gutierrez Bringas, a sea-diving tour operator, recently captured video of a massive and seemingly unbothered sunfish swimming close to another diver off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in late March.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The West Coast is the best coast for Dragon landings, at least in SpaceX's books.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
If, after coasting through a crummy conference, it suddenly gets smacked in the mouth?
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
During their opening round win Friday night against Norfolk State, the Gators jumped to a 32-point advantage and coasted to a 95-69 win from there, much to chagrin of Golden, his staff and players.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coast
Verb
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Through two separate stories, the films reveal how an untraceable web of money from wealthy individuals and corporations representing business interests or religious agendas flows through nonprofits and super PACs (political action committees) to support candidates and political movements.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cook until the edges are set, occasionally lifting the edges with a rubber spatula to allow liquid egg to flow underneath, 15 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Explore Destin Seagrove, Florida The 24-mile stretch of Florida panhandle coastline along Scenic Highway 30A has been picking up steam as a top vacation destination for travelers from the South and beyond.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Seagrass also cleans polluted water and protects coastlines from erosion.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the seventh, Fernando Tatis Jr. crushed a solo home run that sailed over the left field fence and onto the new two-story A’s club house, a 406-foot shot for a Padres 5-3 lead, and A’s ace Luis Severino dropped to 0-2 on the season despite an otherwise solid outing.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The boat sails off into the sunset, Timothy smiling out over the waves, and we’re deprived any meaningful fallout.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Family of 3 missing after leaving Grand Canyon and driving through winter storm Aerial and underwater drones, shoreline searchers and boats with sonar capabilities were also deployed for the search, police said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, located in Bonita Springs near Naples, recently announced that resort guests will once again have access to Big Hickory Island, a private strip of shoreline located just off the resort’s main beach.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But with the wind howling in Tuesday at Rate Field, left fielder Andrew Benintendi drifted over and made the catch.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since then it’s drifted much farther away and has dimmed considerably.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
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One vendor, who has sold beach chairs to Amazon for over a decade, reported that a $500,000 order was canceled after the chairs were already produced, leaving the vendor with additional financial responsibility.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Its villas, beach house and presidential suites include, 24-hour butler service and private pools overlooking the tropical landscape.—
Michelle Tchea,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Reserve guard Payton Pritchard added 22 points off the bench as the Celtics cruised to victory.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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At the bow, a low-slung sofa and a selection of chairs offer exceptional views while the boat is cruising around her native cruising grounds of Thailand.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2022
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2022
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“Coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coast. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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