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Recent Examples of whitecap
The bill sailed through the House but immediately hit whitecaps in the Senate as prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy groups raised murky legal concerns about the proposal, throwing it into limbo.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Top looks out on the Tagus River, choppy and windy today, whitecaps blowing on the water like bumps on snakeskin.
—Dana Vachon, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
By the time Bob reached it, the open water was 300 feet wide and building whitecaps.
—Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
Vincent tied his kayak to ours, then steered us safely across the whitecaps to the mainland.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Top looks out on the Tagus River, choppy and windy today, whitecaps blowing on the water like bumps on snakeskin.
—Dana Vachon, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
By the time Bob reached it, the open water was 300 feet wide and building whitecaps.
—Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
Vincent tied his kayak to ours, then steered us safely across the whitecaps to the mainland.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
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Stay informed, stay vigilant, and prioritize safety when enjoying the surf.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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As a kid, Slebir was weaned on surf videos.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ruud struck first in the breaker, going up on the American 3-1 on his way to a final 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) score.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Morgan and Keanu end in a tie, but after Julie hits them with a tie-breaker question, Keanu secures the golden power of veto!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Or a more lasting Trumpism, part of a deeper, conservative populist wave with real political staying power?—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the front curls folded like waves over the top of her head; baby hairs falling alongside.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 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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Meanwhile, the front curls folded like waves over the top of her head; baby hairs falling alongside.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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