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Recent Examples of wharf
Three people dropped into the ocean Monday when a California wharf partially collapsed.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
About 150 feet along the end of the wharf was washed away last month during dangerous high surf from a series of atmospheric river events that battered Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The 110-year-old, 2,745-foot wharf is said to be the longest fully wooden wharf in the Western Hemisphere.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
California also saw record-setting flooding before the holidays after more than a foot of rain fell on parts of northern California, and forecasters issued a first-ever tornado warning for San Francisco, while rough seas tore down part of a wharf in Santa Cruz.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
About 150 feet along the end of the wharf was washed away last month during dangerous high surf from a series of atmospheric river events that battered Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The 110-year-old, 2,745-foot wharf is said to be the longest fully wooden wharf in the Western Hemisphere.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
California also saw record-setting flooding before the holidays after more than a foot of rain fell on parts of northern California, and forecasters issued a first-ever tornado warning for San Francisco, while rough seas tore down part of a wharf in Santa Cruz.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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Activities include dock diving for dogs, lure courses, beer garden, a variety of food trucks and shopping, pet products and pet adoption opportunities.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Landmarks such as the Tybee Island Light Station and Museum on the north end and the pavilion and beach-flanked pier to the south give beachgoers a variety of destinations to shape lazy island days.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Santa Cruz Wharf reopened to visitors and businesses on Saturday, less than two weeks after crashing waves from a powerful storm collapsed more than 100 feet of the pier into the ocean.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2024
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The welcome also included a cannon salute and music by Sweden’s Royal Guards, lined up on the quay at the foot of the Swedish royal palace.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2024
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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