as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
the garage has three separate bays for cars
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as in estuary
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the bay is a favorite cruising ground for weekend yachtsmen
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as in glory
usually bays plural
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of bay
Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Focus your efforts during an outgoing tide when the outbound flow is drawing warmer water from deeper in the bay toward structures like undercut sod banks, bridge pilings, and jetties closer to the ocean.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Lions bay up in high places, and the hounds follow.
—Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The intensive Fitness Lab centers around extensive boot camp workouts, biking and hiking trails in nearby Durmitor National Park, plus sailing courses along the bay.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Focus your efforts during an outgoing tide when the outbound flow is drawing warmer water from deeper in the bay toward structures like undercut sod banks, bridge pilings, and jetties closer to the ocean.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
There were just thousands of reviews on this silly T-shirt of three wolves baying at the moon.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Lions bay up in high places, and the hounds follow.
—Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay
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The hearing was briefly stopped several times by protesters with at least one shouting about the deadly fires in Los Angeles and the role fossil fuels play in global warming.Timothy Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Authentic marketing isn’t about shouting the loudest but speaking the clearest.Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Seacrest encouraged him to bay back, setting Sawyer up for a howling good time.Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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And gunning mallards in a howling snowstorm is an all-time iconic duck hunting experience.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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The men yelled and waved a flashlight, but the other vessel didn’t respond or change course.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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One mother told me that, by the end of every self-tape, her child has yelled at her at least once.Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Critics cried nepotism and lamented Robert F. Kennedy’s lack of qualifications and prior experience.Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2025
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All this recalls the fable of the boy who cried wolf once too often.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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