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Recent Examples of dune
Outdoor lovers can paddleboard in rare coastal dune lakes, hike Point Washington State Forest, or bike the scenic Timpoochee Trail.
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Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
Cross Del Monte Boulevard, and dune trails lead to Monterey State Beach where a look to the left rewards you with Pacific views sweeping toward the aquarium.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Crews from the California Conservation Corps worked with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the city to place five of the dune plots at Harbor Beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
This 180-acre park is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in Florida.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
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Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
Cross Del Monte Boulevard, and dune trails lead to Monterey State Beach where a look to the left rewards you with Pacific views sweeping toward the aquarium.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Crews from the California Conservation Corps worked with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the city to place five of the dune plots at Harbor Beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
This 180-acre park is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in Florida.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
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Even subtle ridges or patterns can create enough friction to prevent movement.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2026
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What are the shadows doing, coming off the ridges of those canyons?—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The crash comes just more than five years after Woods was involved in a serious rollover crash near Los Angeles, when his car went off the road going more than 80 mph and down an embankment in the Pacific Palisades in February 2021.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Officials said the scared dog ran and jumped over the railing and fell down the embankment.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the southern Gulf Stream clashes with the northern Labrador Current, the rough waters steer sailors toward shallow shoals and ultimate disaster.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
2 Mar. 2026
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Under the cover of night on July 30, 1949, the Amethyst quenched all its lights on board and shadowed a passing Chinese merchant ship, the Kiangling Liberation, following it through the tricky shoals of the river.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The sandbar off Key Biscayne is a popular and crowded boating spot on the weekends.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The location of the shootout, near Falcones Cay, is known for shallow waters, sandbars and beaches.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The complicated and delicate efforts to rescue the 12-15 meter (39-49 feet) whale off a sandbank at Timmendorfer Strand beach earlier this week captivated Germans — with media sending news alerts of updates on its progress and streaming live video from the scene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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More than seven miles long and up to half a mile wide, the Kniepsand sandbank that faces the open sea shifts slightly every year.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Set the scene Set back from Via del Corso, one of Rome’s main arteries, this former noble palazzo, the 15th-century Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellini, was also a bank before its present incarnation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Carter presented Roosevelt with the deed for about 700,000 acres on the northern bank of the Rio Grande.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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