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Recent Examples of shoreline
Plus, the 27 miles of shoreline on this part of the Gulf coast is home to some of the most beautiful (and popular) beaches in Florida, with soft white sand, emerald water, and plenty of easy access points.
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Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Storm debris was largely cleared away so that visitors and locals alike could safely walk along the streets and shorelines.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Only after the worst mass extinction of all time, as Earth’s ecosystems struggled to recover from intense global warming spurred by volcanoes, did reptiles began to live by the shoreline and become ever more at home in the water.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
However, rising water levels are expected to carry debris that was once on the shoreline out into open waters.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Storm debris was largely cleared away so that visitors and locals alike could safely walk along the streets and shorelines.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Only after the worst mass extinction of all time, as Earth’s ecosystems struggled to recover from intense global warming spurred by volcanoes, did reptiles began to live by the shoreline and become ever more at home in the water.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
However, rising water levels are expected to carry debris that was once on the shoreline out into open waters.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoreline
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Think of the eastern edge of South America or the coastline around the United Kingdom; these aren’t places with active volcanoes, large earthquakes or other major planetary activity.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such high temperatures are deadly to corals, which protect coastlines from erosion and storms.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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American military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, officials say The airplane, which had only 14 passengers on board, had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, a popular tourist destination off the coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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It’s set in 1902, in a Gullah community on an island off the coast of Georgia, where a large extended family is preparing to move to the North.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 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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Photo : Daniel Petroni A walkway leads across the dunes to the beach.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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There’s an 1,800 square foot spa, and the hotel itself—an Art Deco gem—sits on the largest stretch of beachfront in Miami.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Alabama Gulf Coast has more than 30 miles of beachfront, and Gulf State Park has 3.5 miles of it reserved for relaxation and fishing.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
21 Apr. 2025
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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
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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 3 May. 2025.
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