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
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
The resort will even lend guests beach chairs for the day.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The country’s National Emergency Management Agency said people should move away from beaches, shore areas, harbors, and other waterways.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 July 2025
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Noun
These stranding or beaching events could’ve attracted crowds of scavengers.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
The resort will even lend guests beach chairs for the day.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Verb
Philippine authorities warned provinces and towns along the archipelago’s eastern coast facing the Pacific of possible tsunami waves of less than 1 meter (3 feet) and advised people to stay away from the beach and coastal areas.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The country’s National Emergency Management Agency said people should move away from beaches, shore areas, harbors, and other waterways.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
Verb
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The actor appeared to have been trying to ground himself, while Kirby, who has also been filmed initiating some of the physical contact herself, has only spoken positively about Pascal and has not indicated any discomfort with his actions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Layer in woven jute or sisal rugs for grounding texture without overpowering the space.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Younger fans have lived through an era when, season by season, one by one, the most valuable player to come out of the academy had to be flogged to stop the club from being financially shipwrecked.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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Epic story of perseverance and hope follows a 16-year-old boy who is shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and survives on a lifeboat with four companions: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Locals were warned to keep away from the shoreline.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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These disasters, combined with sea level rise, require upgrades to roads, railways, bridges, storm water systems, electrical grids, cooling centers, shorelines, emergency response networks and much more.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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State scores for 2024 are still tied up in a legal battle and have not yet been released.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The two teams were tied up with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter of their Tuesday evening matchup (July 29) when a green object came in flying from the left side of the court.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The New York Post reported that teams were reaching out to the Mets about Blackburn in June, before a spate of injuries temporarily wrecked New York’s starting depth.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Some drugs, particularly antibiotics, can wreck the gut microbiome fast.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
30 July 2025
Noun
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However, La Jolla’s issues related to the coast are a difference from his previous job.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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While rumors suggested that the two met off the coast in their yachts, Wolff has dismissed the report.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Four tall ships will dock in the Detroit River for the public to see and board.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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This does help to keep the iPadOS dock a bit tidier, an important thing to consider for 10- to 11-inch screens used by the vast majority of iPads.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Guests were stranded in mid-air over the weekend after a thrill ride with rotating arms malfunctioned at Knott’s Berry Farm.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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The Rockies, who have lacked the ability to hit in the clutch all season, were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight men on base.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 July 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beach. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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