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to move or proceed smoothly and readily
coasting along easily in the light traffic
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Recent Examples of coast
Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Image Canadian scientists are working to solve a marine mystery after several dead sharks washed up on the east coast.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
However, these flourishes serve a muddled piece that coasts on its interpretability alone.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While walking along the English island's Wessex Formation coast on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Joe Thompson stumbled upon a rare, purple dinosaur print imprinted in clay, according to an Instagram post from the fossil tour company Wight Coast Fossils.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Image Canadian scientists are working to solve a marine mystery after several dead sharks washed up on the east coast.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Sinner coasted to another grand slam title from there, becoming the youngest man for 32 years to win back-to-back tournaments in Melbourne.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
However, these flourishes serve a muddled piece that coasts on its interpretability alone.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coast
Verb
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Corporate news While investors wait for broad economic signs, company news continued to flow.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Videos and photos of the bright orange lava flowing down the mountainside went viral after a group of hikers posted them on social media.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Just 30 minutes from Athens city center, this 40-mile stretch of coastline is undergoing a resurgence, driven by the completion of Europe's most extensive coastal park, planned for the end of 2025, and a raft of the most fabulous hotel chains setting up home.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The former features a 39-foot, golden Buddha at the top of the stairs along with panoramic vistas of the coastline.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The cameras roll, and the sea and sky, with a click of a mouse, become a tropical afternoon and a gentle swell, and Sandokan sails once more.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Chinese flotilla sailed to the south and arrived in the Tasman Sea 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, on Australia's east coast, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have long questioned whether the ridges might represent the remnants of a shoreline, so Zhurong set out in search of evidence of ancient water.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The soundtrack shows off Luckey’s versatility, her husky voice drifting between rock, new wave, house and adult contemporary.—
Rich Juzwiak,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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As for the content, the rest of the movie features Orsolya drifting from one encounter to another, meeting with friends and family to talk about what happened and try to unpack her feelings.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The ceremony is looking for other venues before planning a return to that Santa Monica beach location once the 2028 Olympics have passed.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Try The Vegan Tasting Menu at Azure Restaurant Set alongside the beach, Azure Restaurant is a fine dining establishment at the hotel.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2018, Milton posted a video on X that showed the truck seemingly cruise down a flat road.—
From Reuters,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Over 100 vintage automobiles cruised down the hill from Balboa Park and circled the old racecourse twice.—
Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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“Coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coast. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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