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an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar
Beyond the beach there was a picturesque blue lagoon.
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Recent Examples of lagoon
Tellus Group has created other developments with unique amenities, like Windsong Ranch, a 2,000-acre community in Prosper with a 5-acre lagoon.
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Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The entire family will enjoy horseback riding on the beach, kayaking in a lagoon, and learning to surf or snorkel at nearby reefs.
—Sheryl Nance Nash, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Seagrass is beginning to recover in parts of the lagoon, supported by water quality improvement programs; however, with myriad threats to this ecosystem, restoration activities must continue.
—Elizabeth Neville, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
However, construction of the lagoon project, last estimated at $90 million to $100 million in 2022, also remains unfunded and costs are rising rapidly.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The entire family will enjoy horseback riding on the beach, kayaking in a lagoon, and learning to surf or snorkel at nearby reefs.
—Sheryl Nance Nash, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Seagrass is beginning to recover in parts of the lagoon, supported by water quality improvement programs; however, with myriad threats to this ecosystem, restoration activities must continue.
—Elizabeth Neville, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
However, construction of the lagoon project, last estimated at $90 million to $100 million in 2022, also remains unfunded and costs are rising rapidly.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lagoon
Noun
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There is vehicle access via the courtyard with 10 disabled bays.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Unit 1501 at Portofino Tower, with its lush wraparound bay views.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ships with barely 100 cabins that can access coves and fishing villages no megaship can touch.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bái Tử Long Bay has the same towering limestone islands and karst formations, caves, hidden coves, and floating fishing villages, but with a quieter, more quaint and intimate feel.—
Jasmine Ting,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Zigzagging through the Norwegian fjords and pulling into this tiny town, with straight-up-and-down mountains and waterfalls all around you, is just… wow.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Indulge in the Arctic summer with a glass of wine on the water-facing patio after a day of hiking the fjords.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
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The team tethered the crustaceans to posts at varying times of the year and at varying depths of Maryland’s Rhode River, a tidal estuary in Chesapeake Bay.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Police in Livonia, Michigan, are investigating after an individual was found dead in a creek on Saturday evening.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Almost a month later, she was found bludgeoned to death in a creek in eastern Williamson County.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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First there’s the outdoor activities on offer—from paddle boarding on the loch to mountain biking in the surrounding forest to golf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each needs to be berthed, unloaded and reloaded, refueled and repositioned as well as piloted in and out of a complex harbor.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Also, the prevailing currents in the fall and winter are expected to carry more of the sediment south onto eroded beaches instead of back into the harbor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagoon. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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