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Recent Examples of dune
The isolation and the sight of wild horses roaming the dunes make for a magical winter sunrise experience.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
Environmental concerns began to percolate over the dunes, traffic, and trash.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 27 Jan. 2025
The 50-foot-tall dune at the north end of Virginia Key doesn’t really count as a natural high point.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Gower’s geology is equally striking, ranging from carboniferous limestone cliffs in the south to expansive salt marshes and dunes in the north.
—Valerie Stimac, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
Environmental concerns began to percolate over the dunes, traffic, and trash.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 27 Jan. 2025
The 50-foot-tall dune at the north end of Virginia Key doesn’t really count as a natural high point.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Gower’s geology is equally striking, ranging from carboniferous limestone cliffs in the south to expansive salt marshes and dunes in the north.
—Valerie Stimac, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
Noun
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Also all the extra ridges and divots just meant more places for gunk to get stuck in.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
6 Feb. 2025
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The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Video shows a vehicle partially submerged in the ocean after being pushed off an embankment.—
Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Police said the snowmobile drove off the trail, down a steep embankment and struck multiple trees.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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China has built up naval bases on artificial shoals in the Spratly Islands to bolsters its presence.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
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Instead, investors would be better served to leverage the power of portfolio diversification to help navigate life’s financial reefs and shoals and raise their chances for smoother sailing in 2025.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Witnesses said the dolphin was able to make it over a sandbar and swam out to sea.—
Antonio Planas,
NBC News,
4 Nov. 2024
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In recent months, tensions have been running high on this multibillion-dollar sandbar, which is once again the off-site headquarters of the President.—
Bob Morris,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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Across the river, a low mantle of vegetation grew along the shore — a new sandbank, Aires explained, creeping closer each year.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2025
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Inflation in Russia is predicted to decrease this year to between 7 and 8 percent, still well above its 4 percent goal, which the bank said would be reached in 2027.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Cashman, speaking at the Pirates’ complex for Grapefruit League Media Day, was asked about Steinbrenner’s comment and the Yankees’ ability to contend with the Dodgers’ bank account.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dune. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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