shoreline

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Recent Examples of shoreline Homeowner associations and condos often allow contractors on common areas, such as pond shorelines, Portuallo said. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 This will have severe effects on several shoreline countries. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 After 45 minutes in the air Ted began his approach down the shoreline of Lac Champdore. Jim Tappan, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025 If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoreline
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Noun
  • Throughout the 26 miles of coastline, loggerhead sea turtles come ashore to nest and lay eggs from May through August.
    Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The United States has the highest number of commercial helicopters in the world, USA Today reports, with most concentrated in tourist areas known for stunning aerial vistas like Manhattan, the Grand Canyon and along the coastlines of Hawaii.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After heavy rains and winds hit the Midwest and South, killing at least 18 people, the storm is now turning toward the Atlantic coast.
    Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Previous studies in the valley have led to the discovery of rock paintings, the remains of Inca roads and shell dumps from gathering and fishing communities along the coast, according to the university.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The pair both showed up to their second date on the beach with thoughtful gifts and eventually shared their first kiss before Tyler met Madison's family.
    Glamour, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Embassy officials also recommend avoiding jet ski rentals in the Bahamas, being aware of one's surroundings, staying alert in public restrooms and near Nassau beaches, and following local weather and Marine alerts.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.
    Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • There is also a coral reef stretching along the Punta Cana beach that ends near the hotel’s beachfront, allowing for stronger currents, Yuri said.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Access to the beachfront ▪ Beachgoers will only be able to access the beach from Ocean Drive at the 5th, 10th and 15th Street entrances, all of which will have security checkpoints.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This 2024 Sneaker Award–winning hiking shoe carried our tester over meadows, state forests, seashores, pavement and prairie-like terrain without aggravating her plantar fasciitis or roll-prone ankles.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
  • For those who enjoy the changing seasons, historic sites, and the Atlantic seashore, a home in the northeastern U.S. is ideal.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoreline. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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