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Recent Examples of whitecap
Wind asserted itself in the District on Saturday by throbbing in the ears, raising whitecaps on the Potomac River and setting twigs, branches and leaves into frenzied tossing, fluttering and nodding.
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
For three days, as a fierce wind whipped the water outside the windows into frothing whitecaps, the group sat through a series of talks, most of them by two mathematicians from Stony Brook University in New York: Misha Lyubich and Dima Dudko.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
About that time, the wind picks up and within a few seconds, there are 1- to 2-foot whitecaps, with rain and thunder.
—Idaho Statesman, 2 Mar. 2016
This can be less desirable on a jet ski, of course, when part of the fun is bouncing around on the whitecaps.
—WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
For three days, as a fierce wind whipped the water outside the windows into frothing whitecaps, the group sat through a series of talks, most of them by two mathematicians from Stony Brook University in New York: Misha Lyubich and Dima Dudko.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
About that time, the wind picks up and within a few seconds, there are 1- to 2-foot whitecaps, with rain and thunder.
—Idaho Statesman, 2 Mar. 2016
This can be less desirable on a jet ski, of course, when part of the fun is bouncing around on the whitecaps.
—WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitecap
Noun
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There’s nothing animatronic about the crabs skittering in the turquoise surf on the southeastern tip of Eleuthera in the Bahamas.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Nearby, the state park’s gorgeous beach itself has a mile of sugar-fine sand that draws anglers for surf fishing and families for beach volleyball.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Further investigation revealed multiple key fobs, a key fob programmer, a window breaker, a small saw, and gloves, all items typically associated with car theft.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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The game breaker Watching Cole play, even on a practice run, brings the beauty of Mario’s maneuvering to the forefront.—
Patricia Hernandez,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This can lead to a growing wave of kind acts in the workplace, community or elsewhere.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Their disagreement led to a wave of responses about what makes a meal qualify for the term.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—
Paul Greenberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Dec. 2022
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
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The actress styled her natural gray hair in voluminous curls and her makeup featured a smokey eye and hint of a pink lip.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pattern Hydration Shampoo brings life back to dry, thirsty curls.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitecap. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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