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Recent Examples of dune
Here in this vast sandy landscape (also known as the Empty Quarter), colossal dunes create a breathtaking setting for stargazing — an activity that the resort can organize.
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
Its thick, hazy atmosphere shrouds a surface featuring dunes of hydrocarbons and methane lakes.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The feature, based on an award-winning short, traces the story of an enigmatic old man living in the dunes who is unjustly accused of killing a local.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
Its thick, hazy atmosphere shrouds a surface featuring dunes of hydrocarbons and methane lakes.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The feature, based on an award-winning short, traces the story of an enigmatic old man living in the dunes who is unjustly accused of killing a local.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Steer clear of open fields, hilltops, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Groundskeepers used custom rakes with 3–4 inch deep ridges, creating a playing surface more akin to a Ruffles chip than the smooth bunkers seen on Tour.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The car continued down an embankment and came to rest on Coast Highway, police said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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The vehicle reportedly broke through a fence barrier before rolling down an embankment and flipping upside down onto the highway, according to Fox 11.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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And for decades, every attempt to create legal access has foundered on the rocky shoals of property rights and lumbering bureaucracy.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The longline belonged to one of only five vessels in the world permitted by NOAA to harvest sandbar sharks for research, the Post reported.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Sandy Cay is a group of sandbars located in the Spratly Islands west near Thitu Island, where the Philippines maintains a modest military outpost and a coast guard station.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Three men were able to return the shark, which was stuck on a sandbank, to deeper water, saving it from being beached, near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South Australia on Tuesday, April 29, according to ABC News.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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The shallow waters, shifting sandbanks, unpredictable tides and strong currents have historically made navigation difficult and dangerous for mariners.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fortner pleaded guilty in February to bank robbery.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
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The podcast had been on hiatus since the pair reported to prison in January 2023 to serve time after being indicted on 12 counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy in August 2019 and found guilty in June 2022.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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