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Recent Examples of whitecap
It was built as a global cruising yacht, though its ability to excel in stiff winds and whitecaps has led to success on the competitive regatta circuit.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
Located roughly 1,300 light-years away, the celestial feature resembles a silhouette of a horse's head and neck emerging from what appears to astronomers like whitecaps of interstellar foam.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Wind asserted itself in the District on Saturday by throbbing in the ears, raising whitecaps on the Potomac River and setting twigs, branches and leaves into frenzied tossing, fluttering and nodding.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
For three days, as a fierce wind whipped the water outside the windows into frothing whitecaps, the group sat through a series of talks, most of them by two mathematicians from Stony Brook University in New York: Misha Lyubich and Dima Dudko.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
Located roughly 1,300 light-years away, the celestial feature resembles a silhouette of a horse's head and neck emerging from what appears to astronomers like whitecaps of interstellar foam.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Wind asserted itself in the District on Saturday by throbbing in the ears, raising whitecaps on the Potomac River and setting twigs, branches and leaves into frenzied tossing, fluttering and nodding.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
For three days, as a fierce wind whipped the water outside the windows into frothing whitecaps, the group sat through a series of talks, most of them by two mathematicians from Stony Brook University in New York: Misha Lyubich and Dima Dudko.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
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The delay also gave sightseers time to explore Alfred’s effects on the coast – including surfers who earlier this week braved waves that by Friday were too dangerous to surf.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Famous for its white sand beaches, big surf, iconic temples, rice terraces and volcanoes, Bali offers visitors an experience unlike any other.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The installation incorporates robust mooring systems, wave breakers and ballast anchors to ensure stability in varying conditions.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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While city efforts seemed to have kept away massive crowds that used to descend on South Beach, spring breakers who did come were still having the time of their lives.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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The fatal fight comes as state prison officials have moved to restrict some inmate movements at their facilities amid a wave of deadly violence.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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To ride the skin barrier wave, pack your routine with plenty of nourishing products like iNNBeauty Project’s Extreme Cream and Dr. Barbara Sturm’s new ceramide face oil which will keep your skin glowingly soft and smooth well into summer.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—
Paul Greenberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Dec. 2022
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
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The actress, who stars as Michelle in the Russo Brothers' recently released sci-fi adventure, told Barrymore on Thursday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show that her blonde curls in her 1992 erotic thriller, Poison Ivy, served as the starting point for the look for Brown's own character.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Hadid’s hair was blow dried with a round brush and sections of hair were pinned in small curls.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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