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
And, when the project has wound down, bikers and walkers and sitters enjoy the view from a new boardwalk, enjoy access to the beach from a new walkway, even as a bulldozer, still on duty, is raking sand along the coastline.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
What to Know The entire Pacific coastline from the Washington border down to the Mexican border is under some form of marine alert, with forecasts calling for strong northwest winds and seas ranging from 7 to 12 feet through at least Wednesday night.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
For pre-trip reading, Alanen offers a 433-page oversized paperback packed with information about the big lake’s 154-mile coastline between Duluth and the Canadian border via the North Shore Scenic Drive.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
High tide flooding is now happening two to three times more often since 1990 along most US Atlantic and Gulf coastlines, said William Sweet, an oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
What to Know The entire Pacific coastline from the Washington border down to the Mexican border is under some form of marine alert, with forecasts calling for strong northwest winds and seas ranging from 7 to 12 feet through at least Wednesday night.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
For pre-trip reading, Alanen offers a 433-page oversized paperback packed with information about the big lake’s 154-mile coastline between Duluth and the Canadian border via the North Shore Scenic Drive.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
High tide flooding is now happening two to three times more often since 1990 along most US Atlantic and Gulf coastlines, said William Sweet, an oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
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Seas are forecast to rise from 8 inches to 23 inches along the nation’s coasts by 2050, with the higher increases along the northern Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Last summer a total of seven New Yorkers drowned along the coasts, the highest number since 2019.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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Upscale California hotel faces daily $11k fine for privatizing beach Disneyland's 70th anniversary: A look at the new entertainment, celebration outfits Who was killed by a train in Ohio?—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Actor Wendell Pierce observed the raucous dancing from the safety of the beach.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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No buildings will be constructed within 100 meters of the shoreline, which hosts nesting turtles.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Effort is aimed at saving ‘iconic building’ New CT luxury hotel preps for season in shoreline town.—
RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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