as in sands
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 beaches
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, Florida's fossil record stretches back more than 50 million years, with shark teeth among the most common finds in beaches, creek beds and riverbeds.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Between heatwaves and tropical storms, Charlotte’s weather can sometimes give tropical vibes without the sandy beaches and umbrella drinks.
—Loán Lake, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
It’s hidden within the 30-hectare El Torón nature reserve and offers in-room spa services, excursions to nearby beaches for sunning and surfing, and cuisine crafted from fresh, local ingredients.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Plymouth White Horse Beach and Long Beach were closed to swimming on Sunday, as the beaches had red flag warnings due to the white shark off Manomet Point.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
California beaches were closed; skate parks were filled with sand.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Just 10 minutes down the coast is Porto de Galinhas, which is widely considered one of the best beaches in Brazil.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Do not enter the water when authorities close beaches to swimmers and warn of dangerous rip currents.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
For the past 40 years, thousands of people have fanned out across beaches, lakes, streams and parks every September for California’s Coastal Cleanup Day — the state’s largest annual volunteer event.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, Florida's fossil record stretches back more than 50 million years, with shark teeth among the most common finds in beaches, creek beds and riverbeds.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Between heatwaves and tropical storms, Charlotte’s weather can sometimes give tropical vibes without the sandy beaches and umbrella drinks.
—Loán Lake, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
It’s hidden within the 30-hectare El Torón nature reserve and offers in-room spa services, excursions to nearby beaches for sunning and surfing, and cuisine crafted from fresh, local ingredients.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Plymouth White Horse Beach and Long Beach were closed to swimming on Sunday, as the beaches had red flag warnings due to the white shark off Manomet Point.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
California beaches were closed; skate parks were filled with sand.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Just 10 minutes down the coast is Porto de Galinhas, which is widely considered one of the best beaches in Brazil.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Do not enter the water when authorities close beaches to swimmers and warn of dangerous rip currents.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaches
Noun
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Yet visitors can still find secluded stretches and coves of golden sands and craggy coastal formations, some of the best tidepools anywhere and about 2,400 acres of beach and backcountry that make Crystal Cove a favorite of naturalists.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sports star shared another full-length shot of the couple — who currently reside in Oslo — with their arms around each other on the same white sands, while a third closer-up image showed the couple smiling and rubbing noses.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alan is a married man tempted by things that could be, but his friendship with Roger grounds the story in a rare portrayal of Black male vulnerability.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Sep. 2025
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Those stronger gradients boost efficiency and grounds osmotic generation in existing systems rather than the lab.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two married sea-explorers are stranded, Gilligan-style, after a storm shipwrecks their craft.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Messy data wrecks forecasts, distorts reporting and wastes time.—
Thasha Batts,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beaches The coastlines of both countries feature beautiful beaches with white sand and warm, turquoise water.—
Kent Redding,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Sep. 2025
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Three locations in the Point Loma-Ocean Beach area are set for projects in the city of San Diego’s new Coastal Resilience Master Plan to protect beaches and coastlines.—
Robert Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Described as semi-autobiographical, the play follows a year in the life of college student Josh (Ben Hirschhorn), whose alcoholism has led him from theater school in New York to the shores of a reservoir in his Colorado hometown.—
Chad Jones,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now, the decimation of the environment and indigenous people across the world, from the palm oil plantations of Indonesia to the cobalt mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached the shores of Great Nicobar.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Beaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaches. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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