as in coast
the land adjacent to a body of water
The state has mainly rocky coastline and few beaches. The plane flew along the eastern coastline.
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Recent Examples of coastline
That's about 2,000 miles of coastline covered in dot after dot, marking landfall after landfall, with few breaks.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
The Ambush The heartland for Syria’s Alawite minority lies along a 110-mile stretch of mountainous coastline tucked between Lebanon and Turkey.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
As waves break on the coastline, saltwater is sprayed into the air as particles.
—Gerald Frankel, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
The Ambush The heartland for Syria’s Alawite minority lies along a 110-mile stretch of mountainous coastline tucked between Lebanon and Turkey.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
As waves break on the coastline, saltwater is sprayed into the air as particles.
—Gerald Frankel, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for coastline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
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Before 2011, sargassum was mainly found in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America), although small amounts were also sighted in the Caribbean Sea and off the Brazilian coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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What To Know The Indian Navy has issued four firing notices for live weapons drills off the Gujarat coast, just 85 nautical miles from where Pakistan is holding naval exercises in the Arabian Sea, according to India Today, citing unnamed defense sources.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Mallorca may be known for its nightlife, its glorious beaches and lately, unfortunately, some of its tourism growing pains.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Attendees spent thousands of dollars on tickets to an event that promised a beach party, major musical acts and luxury camping and food.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Three-night pop-up Carbone Beach returns to South Beach for shoreline dining Friday through Sunday.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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On April 28, the Greater Miami and Miami Beach website’s webcam showed dark pockets of seaweed in the water and shoreline in the beach area of 17th and 18th streets in the early morning.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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