as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast
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Recent Examples of inlet
This year’s competition will run Aug. 4-8, with registration running Aug. 2-3 at Harbour Island Marina.
Marlin Fest, a family-friendly festival accompanying the tournament, will also bring music and seafood to Ocean City’s inlet.
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Named after a nearby rocky inlet, Sanaig was introduced to the global market in 2016 and has since become a staple in Kilchoman's core range.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Soaring green mountains encircled the glittering, fjord-like inlet, and the bronzed and the beautiful streamed past our car clutching Dior and Bulgari shopping bags.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Likewise, the black trapezoid (cheek) sections found previously below each headlight are now body-coloured on Sport models, and have been replaced entirely with sharp inlets on M Sport models; the headlights are new too.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Named after a nearby rocky inlet, Sanaig was introduced to the global market in 2016 and has since become a staple in Kilchoman's core range.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Soaring green mountains encircled the glittering, fjord-like inlet, and the bronzed and the beautiful streamed past our car clutching Dior and Bulgari shopping bags.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Likewise, the black trapezoid (cheek) sections found previously below each headlight are now body-coloured on Sport models, and have been replaced entirely with sharp inlets on M Sport models; the headlights are new too.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlet
Noun
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The sailing club is one of the oldest in the nation, founded by Chicago businessmen in 1897, keeping sailboats on its property and racing them on the bay.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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There, the participants have the choice to kayak in the bay, go wine tasting, visit a floating sauna, or try snowshoeing.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Even the resort felt far away; A bridge over an estuary (home to my snappy crocodile neighbors) separated my room from the resort’s main gathering areas.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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Florida’s abundant resources and management, bountiful fish supply, easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and a myriad of reefs, wrecks, estuaries, and bays, make the Southeastern state an angler’s paradise.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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Laguna Beach has an ideal habitat for kelp forests with coves that have steeper terrain and rocky outcroppings where kelp can anchor and grow.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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The park also has a 3-mile stretch of beach with a gentle cove that is popular with families.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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“Inlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlet. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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