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Recent Examples of riverfront
Visitors to Cincinnati’s riverfront will have one foot in 2025 and the other in 1875, getting a taste of what the Queen City was like during the heyday of the steamboat era.
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
The recognition drew some criticism at the time for not properly honoring her in comparison to streets, the airport and riverfront named for other top former officials.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Its central location puts São Bento station, Clérigos Tower, and the riverfront all within a short walk.
—AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
In a case from the 1990s, the city of Tigard, Oregon, demanded that, to enlarge her store, the owner of a plumbing supply business had to give up riverfront property and build a bike path.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
The recognition drew some criticism at the time for not properly honoring her in comparison to streets, the airport and riverfront named for other top former officials.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Its central location puts São Bento station, Clérigos Tower, and the riverfront all within a short walk.
—AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
In a case from the 1990s, the city of Tigard, Oregon, demanded that, to enlarge her store, the owner of a plumbing supply business had to give up riverfront property and build a bike path.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverfront
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At the height of the flood on Tuesday, a few riverside pools at The Springs Resort, the town’s largest resort with 50 soaking pools, were temporarily closed.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, many residents in high-flood-risk areas, like coastal or riverside communities, have shifted to private flood insurance programs that can cover more damage, said Ben Collier, an associate professor of risk and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some roads and low-lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes adjacent to the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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In late September, a Marine veteran opened fire on a waterfront bar in North Carolina.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From riverbank views in rural England to high-end outdoor setups in suburban America, one thing is clear—the modern homebuyer’s heart lies outdoors.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the group arrived at the riverbank, where witnesses later saw Lotus, who was already wet, jump in again, the Lancashire Post reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The crash was reported just after 2 p.m. Oct. 11 across the street from the oceanfront Hyatt resort, when the chopper began to spiral and then slammed into a stairwell leading to a bridge that connects a beachfront parking lot to the hotel.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Five of the unoccupied houses on the oceanfront collapsed from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, along Cape Hatteras National Seashore as a high tide pounded the beach and washed over dunes, the park service said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Riverfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverfront. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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