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Recent Examples of dune
Hillside is the most dramatic style of links golf, especially on its back, with rolling fairways flanked by towering dunes and raw coastal exposure.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Relax at Lake Michigan beaches The town's spot near Lake Michigan gives visitors prime access to sandy beaches and dunes along 12 miles of the lakefront coast.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
While the project will be built on property owned by SpaceX, the county holds the authority to manage the construction that affects Boca Chica's dunes.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Nathan had fallen 12 feet deep into one such void, created by a tree trunk that had decomposed inside the dune.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Relax at Lake Michigan beaches The town's spot near Lake Michigan gives visitors prime access to sandy beaches and dunes along 12 miles of the lakefront coast.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
While the project will be built on property owned by SpaceX, the county holds the authority to manage the construction that affects Boca Chica's dunes.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Nathan had fallen 12 feet deep into one such void, created by a tree trunk that had decomposed inside the dune.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
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The subtropical ridge of high pressure, which brought extreme heat to the Midwest and southeastern United States last week, will shift westward and intensify by midweek.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Steer clear of open fields, hilltops, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Preliminary information indicated serious injuries were reported after a vehicle went down an embankment, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 July 2025
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The rider was ejected onto the highway, and the motorcycle came to a rest on a dirt embankment next to the highway, Lopez said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Obviously, other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the USS America on the shoals of Iran.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the U.S.S. America on the shoals of Iran.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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Torch Lake in Michigan stuns with its clear turquoise water, deep glacial roots, and iconic summer sandbar scene.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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The river had shallows, marshes, sandbars, oxbows, eddies, weed flats and drop offs, all of which created nurseries, hiding spots and ambush points for a food chain that included aquatic bugs, frogs, fish, turtles, alligators, deer, otters, panthers and eagles.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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The Lido offers a walk through history and the sandbanks of central Wisconsin.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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At the opposite end of Luzon from the Reyes family, the village of Sula, Vinzons, in the Bicol region sits nestled on a sandbank barely 400 ft. wide separating the Pacific Ocean from tidal mangroves.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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The bank itself has announced plans to build a tokenization platform on zkSync, a fast, cost-efficient Ethereum layer two designed to help asset managers issue and manage tokenized funds, stablecoins, and other real-world assets while meeting regulatory and data protection requirements.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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Other congressional Democrats on the 2028 list who can legally transfer their funds to a presidential campaign include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., 35, who had a record-breaking first quarter haul this year and had about $9.8 million in the bank.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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