as in bays
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 inlets
Water barreling into narrow inlets and crashing onto coral rock formations is the first sight that welcomes you to Shete Boka National Park on the island of Curaçao.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The lake below was green, opaque, and nestled into a hundred little inlets.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Another stealth feature is the dorsal air inlets on the upper surface of the fuselage.
—David Szondy
april 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Six weeks later, Hurricane Nicole breached coastal dunes and created several new inlets between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
The Republic of the Marshall Islands, or RMI, is situated roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia and comprises 29 atolls, five islands, and 1,151 inlets, spread across 750,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
Shoot through natural waterslides, wade in shallow pools, or swim in the shockingly deep inlets.
—Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Small craft should exercise caution near inlets and over offshore waters.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Daily, overnight or tailor‑made multi-day cruises are guided by multilingual crews with customizable itineraries across quaint seaside villages and secret inlets.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The lake below was green, opaque, and nestled into a hundred little inlets.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Another stealth feature is the dorsal air inlets on the upper surface of the fuselage.
—David Szondy
april 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Six weeks later, Hurricane Nicole breached coastal dunes and created several new inlets between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
The Republic of the Marshall Islands, or RMI, is situated roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia and comprises 29 atolls, five islands, and 1,151 inlets, spread across 750,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
Shoot through natural waterslides, wade in shallow pools, or swim in the shockingly deep inlets.
—Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Small craft should exercise caution near inlets and over offshore waters.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Daily, overnight or tailor‑made multi-day cruises are guided by multilingual crews with customizable itineraries across quaint seaside villages and secret inlets.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlets
Noun
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Brush piles near the entrances to shallow bays and coves are other thick cover favorites of Holley’s.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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For all of these creatures, the coast’s patchwork of barrier islands, beaches, sandbars, salt marshes, tidal creeks and estuaries are vitally important for survival.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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That will prevent polluted excess water being sent on estuaries east and west of the lake that have befouled waters with blue-green algae that has led to massive deaths of marine life within the past decade.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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“Inlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlets. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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