as in coast
the land adjacent to a body of water
The state has mainly rocky coastline and few beaches. The plane flew along the eastern coastline.
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Recent Examples of coastline
The researchers have proposed creating sand dunes and vegetation barriers along Alexandria’s coastline to block the encroaching seawater and prevent it from seeping under buildings.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Chinese flotilla has entered the Great Australian Bight off the Australian southern coastline.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Seabirds may have carried the hand from the coastline, according to RTE.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Just 30 minutes from Athens city center, this 40-mile stretch of coastline is undergoing a resurgence, driven by the completion of Europe's most extensive coastal park, planned for the end of 2025, and a raft of the most fabulous hotel chains setting up home.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Chinese flotilla has entered the Great Australian Bight off the Australian southern coastline.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Seabirds may have carried the hand from the coastline, according to RTE.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Just 30 minutes from Athens city center, this 40-mile stretch of coastline is undergoing a resurgence, driven by the completion of Europe's most extensive coastal park, planned for the end of 2025, and a raft of the most fabulous hotel chains setting up home.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
Noun
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For more than 100 years, the agency has taken daily weather observations and mapped the nation's coasts.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, the snake was not of a venomous variety. – The Mets traveled across the state for a two-game, Gulf coast swing Saturday, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Port Charlotte.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The beaches feel more secluded, the pace more measured, and the atmosphere more sophisticated.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Earlier in the cast’s trip to the Bahamas to visit Sienna Evans, who cast member Shep Rose believed to be his girlfriend, Shep got kicked out of the hotel casino due to his excessive drinking and slept on the beach.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have long questioned whether the ridges might represent the remnants of a shoreline, so Zhurong set out in search of evidence of ancient water.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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