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Recent Examples of whitecap
Vincent tied his kayak to ours, then steered us safely across the whitecaps to the mainland.
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia.
e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This is the largest whitecap on what has been a massive wave of consolidation this year in the global insurance sector.
—Kia Kokalitcheva, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
It was built as a global cruising yacht, though its ability to excel in stiff winds and whitecaps has led to success on the competitive regatta circuit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia.
e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This is the largest whitecap on what has been a massive wave of consolidation this year in the global insurance sector.
—Kia Kokalitcheva, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
It was built as a global cruising yacht, though its ability to excel in stiff winds and whitecaps has led to success on the competitive regatta circuit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
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Its beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and Block Island Sound are more rugged, and visitors are more likely to find surf shops than posh boutiques.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Other features include a tungsten-steel automotive window glass breaker, a keyring/lanyard hole, and two slots for adding optional vials of glow-in-the-dark tritium.—
Ben Coxworth
May 27,
New Atlas,
27 May 2025
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Bassett’s costar Hannah Waddingham, meanwhile, wore a dress from Elie Saab, much like Cannes’ dress code rule breaker Heidi Klum.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Students, businesspeople, and even visiting family members were caught in the fallout, prompting protests and a wave of legal challenges.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Kudos to Biel for bucking the trend of long, beachy waves; breaking from that homogeneity is refreshing to see on screen.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—
Paul Greenberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Dec. 2022
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
Noun
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The drawing featured a bald-headed stick woman with squiggly lines coming from the ears—meant to represent curls.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Sweeney topped it off with dark angular sunglasses, and her blonde hair in loose, blown out curls.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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