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Helicopter crash The tour company whose sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River off the New Jersey shoreline last week has shut down its operations, the FAA said on Sunday.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Located in Topton, North Carolina, right in Nantahala National Forest, the lake is known for its refreshing water and pristine shorelines—both of which can be explored from the comfort of a pontoon boat (which can carry up to 14 people).
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Black Sands Beach United States California’s Black Sands Beach, near the tiny town of Shelter Cove, is a 3.5-mile shoreline blanketed in smooth, black pebbles, a result of volcanic rock eroded by waves.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
Probably not the cold, misty shorelines of Scotland.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Located in Topton, North Carolina, right in Nantahala National Forest, the lake is known for its refreshing water and pristine shorelines—both of which can be explored from the comfort of a pontoon boat (which can carry up to 14 people).
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Black Sands Beach United States California’s Black Sands Beach, near the tiny town of Shelter Cove, is a 3.5-mile shoreline blanketed in smooth, black pebbles, a result of volcanic rock eroded by waves.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
Probably not the cold, misty shorelines of Scotland.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoreline
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Throughout the 26 miles of coastline, loggerhead sea turtles come ashore to nest and lay eggs from May through August.—
Grace Haynes,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Bell 206 helicopter, flying for the tour company New York Helicopters, went down in the Hudson River near the Jersey City, New Jersey, coastline at about 3:17 p.m. Thursday, according to New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica Tisch.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
11 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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There appeared to be a massive sinkhole near Middle Island, about a mile off the coast of Michigan.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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One vendor, who has sold beach chairs to Amazon for over a decade, reported that a $500,000 order was canceled after the chairs were already produced, leaving the vendor with additional financial responsibility.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The pair both showed up to their second date on the beach with thoughtful gifts and eventually shared their first kiss before Tyler met Madison's family.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 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
Noun
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Towns to consider West Coast gems: Cayucos, Capitola, Carpinteria East Coast favorites: Beaufort, Bald Head Island, Wrightsville Beach The food scene If tacos and casual beachfront bites sound like your thing, California nails it every time.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 140-room beachfront project is slated to open in 2028, but per his disclosure it’s already hauled in $2.5 million for Trump, likely the licensing fee.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
11 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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