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
Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
In another shot from the beach set, Mitchell walked barefoot across the sand while looking down at her phone.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli ended up beached in gravel, leading to a red flag during the session.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
It’s surrounded by olive trees and 25 acres of gardens, but still close enough to the beach clubs and everything St. Tropez is known for.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
In another shot from the beach set, Mitchell walked barefoot across the sand while looking down at her phone.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Verb
For consumers who head to the trails and beach on the weekends, the EX30 Cross Country ($49,455) may be the better option.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli ended up beached in gravel, leading to a red flag during the session.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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And Weaver ended the inning by getting Anthony Volpe to ground into a forceout, preserving the Mets’ two-run lead in improbable fashion.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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But at the center of it all is Navarrette, whose fearless turn grounds the film’s shocking premise in something both heartbreaking and haunting.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Verb
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In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Unique experiences include shipwreck scuba diving in the Straits of Mackinac and checking out the sights from the stunning Castle Rock viewpoint.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Skim the shoreline of Waikiki, Hawaii, over surfers and sailboats with Diamond Head in the distance.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
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Today, Kenney leads major restoration initiatives as the marine restoration director at Orange County Coastkeeper, overseeing oyster reef restoration, shoreline conservation projects and community outreach programs across Southern California.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Arguably, though, neither outcome fully ties up one of the underlying knots the trial surfaced.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Teams can’t tie up the same draft pick in two different offer sheets either.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The line was a wrecking crew that also managed to outscore the opposition.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Bubba, by the way, was actually wrecked later in the race by John Hunter Nemechek.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Water aficionados will enjoy the chance to experience the ins and outs of the lake, thanks to five full-service marinas along the twisting shoreline, more than four times the length of Georgia’s Atlantic coast.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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This ancient city, which is presently on the tentative list for future inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site program, was a fascinating place to witness the many layers of history that intersect along the Aegean coast.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Together with their new friends, the children visit a series of lands that dock at the tree in rotation such as the Land of Goodies, the Land of Dame Slap and the Land of Spells.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Fishing boats sat docked along the pier, bouncing on top of the water like a row of jolly babies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Verb
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And with the loss, the Dodgers (29-19) fell half a game back of the Padres (29-18), after squandering two separate opportunities with speedy Hyeseong Kim standing on third base with two out, and stranding men on first and second in the ninth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Liquid helium has to travel in cryogenic ISO containers that boil off after 35 to 48 days, and industry reporting said roughly 200 of those containers were stranded near the Strait of Hormuz.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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