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Recent Examples of lido
Sport an oversized raffia topper for a day at the lido, a canvas wide-brim for an afternoon of gardening, or one with a grosgrain-ribbon chin strap when going for a walk.
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Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 29 June 2025
The show will delve into swimming’s evolution over the past century in three locations: the pool, the lido, and nature.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Escape the ruckus at a beach club, or lido, such as Pettolecchia Il Lido, a luxury spot between Bari and Brindisi.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
The brand-new lakefront sandy lido is fully renovated to highlight the glamour of the Italian Riviera during the 1950s and 1960s.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The chums who are just a bit taller, a bit fitter, who have bigger houses, more money, better connections, who swim faster and cope better with the lido’s freezing winter temperatures.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
From this angle, the water looked like a private lido.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Cruises may bring to mind parties on the lido deck, communal buffets and flashy Broadway-style shows.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
Decompress after a busy Florentine adventure with a few days on the Ligurian coast, or spend a morning at the lido to cleanse your palate after too many gondola rides in Venice.
—Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 29 June 2025
The show will delve into swimming’s evolution over the past century in three locations: the pool, the lido, and nature.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Escape the ruckus at a beach club, or lido, such as Pettolecchia Il Lido, a luxury spot between Bari and Brindisi.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
The brand-new lakefront sandy lido is fully renovated to highlight the glamour of the Italian Riviera during the 1950s and 1960s.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The chums who are just a bit taller, a bit fitter, who have bigger houses, more money, better connections, who swim faster and cope better with the lido’s freezing winter temperatures.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
From this angle, the water looked like a private lido.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Cruises may bring to mind parties on the lido deck, communal buffets and flashy Broadway-style shows.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
Decompress after a busy Florentine adventure with a few days on the Ligurian coast, or spend a morning at the lido to cleanse your palate after too many gondola rides in Venice.
—Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lido
Noun
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And if a certain beloved swatch of fabric was in places almost too frail and shredded, well, would that have bothered Zelda Fitzgerald, pirouetting in the sand at la plage de la Garoupe?—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
16 May 2025
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La Réserve de la Mala, one of the best plages in the area, is worth making the trek (or hopping in a taxi boat) to nearby Cap d’Ail.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Sep. 2023
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Built on an esplanade right next to the Gare de Lausanne, the main train station, and with tracks still visible from its days as the railyard repair shop, the ambitious new Plateforme 10 arts district is exciting news for museum fans.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Waves were crashing onto the esplanade in Puerto Escondido by nightfall, swamping wooden fishing boats that had been pulled up there for safety.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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Aurland eco-lodge, a riverside retreat known for its organic kitchen, artisanal interiors, and strong sustainability initiatives.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Sacramento California’s capital city is full of history and riverside views.—
JP Shaffer
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Hailing from the peninsula’s steppe interior, mountainous east, and Black Sea littoral, this population tended to be devoutly Muslim and, for the most part, had never been fully at ease with the republic’s secularist founding project.—
Soner Cagaptay,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2024
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The historical lands of the Swahili are on east Africa’s Indian Ocean littoral.—
John M. Mugane,
Quartz,
5 Apr. 2022
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Verdura is a serene waterfront sanctuary on the Mediterranean amidst 230 hectares of land dotted with olive groves and citrus orchards.—
Carrie Coolidge,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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This is the East New York Freight Tunnel, built in the 1910s, an important segment between the Brooklyn waterfront and the Hell Gate Bridge in Queens, where trains cross into the Bronx.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Noun
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The stadium would be privately funded by the Fire’s owner, Joe Mansueto, and serve as the anchor tenant of The 78, an empty stretch of riverfront southwest of the Loop where developer Related Midwest has sought for years to plant a brand-new neighborhood.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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Other options include the River Discovery Center museum near the city's historic riverfront and several walking and hiking trails in the area.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 July 2025
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Trees that were once solidly in his yard are now teetering on the riverbank.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
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In cities, they are often seen soaring above garbage dumps, marketplaces and riverbanks, scavenging for scraps and small prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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“Lido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lido. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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