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
Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
There’s supposed to be a swimming beach, south end of the island.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
There are plenty of other groups to join too, from pickleball to beach tennis to beginner-friendly surf clubs.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The front of each matte-finish coaster features artwork depicting an image of the sandy coastline and a signpost that name-checks some of our more familiar beaches and beach cities, including Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice and Manhattan Beach.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
There’s supposed to be a swimming beach, south end of the island.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
The orcas are renowned for their remarkable hunting technique, often beaching themselves to attack sea lion pups in the shallow water.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
There are plenty of other groups to join too, from pickleball to beach tennis to beginner-friendly surf clubs.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
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Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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So her feet are more grounded, literally closer to the ground.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Schumer and Democrats ground through GOP stall tactics Monday night into Tuesday and are expected to continue to do so.Stephen Neukam, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adrian: Adrian is a minor character in The Tempest who is shipwrecked on the island.Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
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The movie is based on Peter Brown’s beloved bestseller about a robot nicknamed ROZ who forms an unexpected bond with an orphaned gosling and other creatures after being shipwrecked on a lonely island.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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Regent partners with local company Beach Yoga SoCal to offer sunrise classes mere feet from the shoreline.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Since official Atlantic tropical cyclone recordkeeping began some 174 years ago, nearly 600 tropical storms or hurricanes have struck the mainland U.S. shoreline.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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This isn’t necessarily new but the difference is how the gallery is tied up with the exhibition of certain kinds of cinema, which is slightly worrying.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bezos’ fortune, which is mostly tied up in Amazon shares, rose as much as $12.2 billion after market open from $204.3 billion the day prior, the largest daily jump in net worth for any billionaire on Friday.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Expectations were too high because of the staggered rollout of AI, along with China which wrecked everyone.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ice Cube is checking himself so as not to wreck himself.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The plant is overwhelmed by Tijuana sewage and dumps millions of gallons of untreated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, creating an ongoing environmental justice crisis along the South County coast.Andrew Keatts, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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By Sunday, rainfall totals could exceed 10 inches along the coast in Eureka and Mendocino County, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a flood watch for that area through Thursday.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Harbor Breeze Cruises will remain and the Los Angeles Maritime Institute’s wooden tall ships will dock at West Harbor.Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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For example, Rome is often advertised as a destination, but cruise ships typically dock in Civitavecchia, over an hour away by train or a costly excursion.David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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