beaches 1 of 2

noun

plural of beach
as in sands
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up

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verb

present tense third-person singular of beach
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as in grounds

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as in shipwrecks

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Recent Examples of beaches
Noun
Fringe impacts will continue Wednesday, including more beach erosion along Delaware and Maryland ocean beaches, higher than normal tides and windy beach conditions. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The highest surf is expected on south- and southwest-facing beaches, according to NWS San Diego. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The beaches will always have that kinetic draw, sure, as do the beautiful (and still often secretive) mountain villages, glittering coves, and a very leisurely lunch scene. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026 In 2025, Kuznietsov was arrested by Italian police in Rimini – a city in northern Italy known for its sandy beaches and Roman landmarks – and later extradited to Germany. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Also, there is a moderate risk for rip currents at area beaches. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 Baywatch is, of course, the globally recognizable show about lifeguards patrolling the beaches of LA and Hawaii, which three decades ago made heroes of its stars and creators. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 While the Amalfi Coast’s dirty little secret is its lack of beaches (which become jam-packed come high season), Borgo Santandrea comes with a fabulous private one—and a chic beach club for its guests. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Bettis soon became part of the small army of women wearing headphones that gathers at least once a month—sometimes more often—on beaches and trails across Southern California. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaches
  1. sands
  2. grounds
  3. shipwrecks
  4. coastlines
  5. wrecks
  6. shores
  7. coasts
Noun
  • Nick Prentiss, Bread founder and CEO For young apparel and accessories brands reliant on overseas production, shifting geopolitical sands present a constant moving target.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the new interest in monazite, though, is focused on a second type, called heavy mineral sands.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of sands
Verb
  • Sézane’s Bridget grounds the silhouette in glossy black leather, with a streamlined knee-high construction that works particularly well against oversized tailoring and fluid skirts.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Tart Deco mixes black cherry, rose, and mimosa, then grounds them with birchwood, vetiver, and vanilla.
    — Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounds
Verb
  • In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of shipwrecks
Noun
  • The most significant effects are expected along Orange and San Diego counties’ coastlines this week, where the high tides are forecast to cause localized flooding, more coastal erosion and other hazards.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But ghost forests have expanded past silver screens and into coastlines across the country.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of coastlines
Verb
  • If checking your score reliably wrecks your morning, the device isn’t working for you.
    — J. David Creswell, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of wrecks
Noun
  • Law enforcement are searching for a Viking statue stolen from a gravestone in a cemetery on the shores of Minnesota's Lake Mille Lacs.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Abu Simbel, on the shores of Lake Nasser south of Aswan, will also see a 92% partial solar eclipse.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shores
Noun
  • Say ciao to the Roman Coast With so many coasts, coves and fishing villages to choose from in Italy, the Roman coast is not often the first place people mention for a beach holiday.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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