as in beach
the land or the part of a town next to the water of an ocean, lake, etc.
They have evening concerts on the waterfront.
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Recent Examples of waterfront
Marina Bay Sands and the waterfront are 15 minutes by car; Sentosa Island's beaches are 20 minutes; and The National Museum, Little India, Arab Street, and Chinatown are all easily reachable.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
That work of religious, cultural, and civic architecture might make her firm seem like an odd choice to turn a 120-acre waterfront site into a combination freight port, cruise terminal, and residential neighborhood.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Set in northwest Brooklyn, on the border of Brooklyn Heights and just minutes from the waterfront, the home is also easily accessible to shops and restaurants along Court and Smith streets, as well as the Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Bridge parks.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
Each day that passes, more tents appear at the waterfront settlement.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
That work of religious, cultural, and civic architecture might make her firm seem like an odd choice to turn a 120-acre waterfront site into a combination freight port, cruise terminal, and residential neighborhood.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Set in northwest Brooklyn, on the border of Brooklyn Heights and just minutes from the waterfront, the home is also easily accessible to shops and restaurants along Court and Smith streets, as well as the Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Bridge parks.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
Each day that passes, more tents appear at the waterfront settlement.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfront
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Rough seas and dangerous rip currents led to a high volume of beach rescues on Friday, with 29 people pulled from the water in Fort Lauderdale and another nine in Pompano Beach.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But ever since, the family has alleged individuals have encroached on their beach, forcing them to put up no trespassing signs and hire private security, according to a supplemental complaint filed by Brian against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office last year.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The other expedition in December and January captured photos of other areas along the Argentine coast.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Waterfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfront. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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