as in dune
a raised area of sand with a top that is near or just above the surface of the water in an ocean, lake, or river
We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide.
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Recent Examples of sandbar
Hollis was paddling to a sandbar and attempted to jump and push his board over a wave when he was bitten.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Shorebirds and seagulls waded along a sandbar, poking their beaks into the sand to hunt for food.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Pristine disappearing sandbars are also a huge draw, allowing visitors to walk on powdery white stretches in the remarkably clear waters as the tides roll out.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Shorebirds and seagulls waded along a sandbar, poking their beaks into the sand to hunt for food.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Pristine disappearing sandbars are also a huge draw, allowing visitors to walk on powdery white stretches in the remarkably clear waters as the tides roll out.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
Noun
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There was quite a bit of beach, and the dune went out quite a bit, 50-60 feet.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The more than $200M in funding will help bankroll projects like road raising, dune reconstruction and storm pumps.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The California Highway Patrol was investigating a crash on Friday that briefly shut down Highway 50 in El Dorado County after a vehicle went off the road and crashed at the bottom of an embankment, leaving its driver and passenger with serious injuries.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Westbound Highway 50 was shut down for an extended time as crews removed the vehicle from the embankment.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even subtle ridges or patterns can create enough friction to prevent movement.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2026
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What are the shadows doing, coming off the ridges of those canyons?—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Musk also requested that the banks advertise on X, though this request was reportedly less of an emphasis.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Sepah is the country’s largest bank and is responsible for paying salaries to the military and IRGC.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the southern Gulf Stream clashes with the northern Labrador Current, the rough waters steer sailors toward shallow shoals and ultimate disaster.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
2 Mar. 2026
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Under the cover of night on July 30, 1949, the Amethyst quenched all its lights on board and shadowed a passing Chinese merchant ship, the Kiangling Liberation, following it through the tricky shoals of the river.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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