as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the city sits on the shores of a deep estuary where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean
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The estuary is open every single day from sunrise to sunset and is free to access; however, there are a few key rules to know.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Hutmacher said the foundation has been organizing the kayak cleanup since 2013, after years of seeing trash in the middle of the estuary that couldn’t be reached.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Port of Oakland announced this week that the Roots are finalists to build a stadium at Howard Terminal, the waterfront site on the estuary that the A’s, ironically, once tried and failed to redevelop.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The lagoon is the most biologically diverse estuary on the nation’s east coast, but the manatees, birds and fish that call it home are suffering dramatically from the death of seagrass and the abundance of noxious algae that thrive on polluted water.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Hutmacher said the foundation has been organizing the kayak cleanup since 2013, after years of seeing trash in the middle of the estuary that couldn’t be reached.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Port of Oakland announced this week that the Roots are finalists to build a stadium at Howard Terminal, the waterfront site on the estuary that the A’s, ironically, once tried and failed to redevelop.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The lagoon is the most biologically diverse estuary on the nation’s east coast, but the manatees, birds and fish that call it home are suffering dramatically from the death of seagrass and the abundance of noxious algae that thrive on polluted water.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estuary
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In addition, the persistent cold has caused a significant buildup of ice on streams, rivers and bays across the Northeast and Midwest, AccuWeather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The rain moved into the region closer to San Francisco, including some areas in the East and South bays, in the afternoon, Murdock said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bleary-eyed coverage that kicks off before sunrise in the States, with gusts off the firth and cut lines that can swallow a top 10 in an hour.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.—
Douglas Stuart,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2020
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“Estuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estuary. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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