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Recent Examples of shorefront The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media. —
Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025 The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor. —Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 For a more secluded experience, head to St. Andrews State Park, which has 1½ miles of pristine shorefront that isn’t lined with hotels and buildings. —Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025 Although Winnetka would hardly be the first affluent community where private residents have been accused of monopolizing water access (see Malibu, East Hampton, Nantucket, and Half Moon Bay), few places in America are more touchy about their shorefront than Chicago. —Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024 Beach camping is allowed along the lake, but if sleeping in a tent isn’t your thing, hotel owners who grew up summering at Lake Mac have recently spruced up old shorefront lodges. —Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2023 And in 2018, the Christies bought a multimillion-dollar shorefront home in Bay Head, one of the more exclusive towns on the Jersey Shore. —Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 June 2023 Camping from $10, cabins from $30 Thatch Caye Resort Occupying the shorefront of a private island 30 minutes off the coast of Dangriga, this resort hosts just 30 guests at a time. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022 To fully protect Manhattan would require a flood wall that is tall, long and continuous, wrapping around the island on both sides, similar to the 16-kilometer-long, five-meter-high and nearly five-meter-thick (at its base) sea wall along the Galveston shorefront. —David Biello, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2012
Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025 The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor. —Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 For a more secluded experience, head to St. Andrews State Park, which has 1½ miles of pristine shorefront that isn’t lined with hotels and buildings. —Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025 Although Winnetka would hardly be the first affluent community where private residents have been accused of monopolizing water access (see Malibu, East Hampton, Nantucket, and Half Moon Bay), few places in America are more touchy about their shorefront than Chicago. —Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024 Beach camping is allowed along the lake, but if sleeping in a tent isn’t your thing, hotel owners who grew up summering at Lake Mac have recently spruced up old shorefront lodges. —Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2023 And in 2018, the Christies bought a multimillion-dollar shorefront home in Bay Head, one of the more exclusive towns on the Jersey Shore. —Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 June 2023 Camping from $10, cabins from $30 Thatch Caye Resort Occupying the shorefront of a private island 30 minutes off the coast of Dangriga, this resort hosts just 30 guests at a time. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022 To fully protect Manhattan would require a flood wall that is tall, long and continuous, wrapping around the island on both sides, similar to the 16-kilometer-long, five-meter-high and nearly five-meter-thick (at its base) sea wall along the Galveston shorefront. —David Biello, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorefront
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There are manicured green lawns and waterfront views!— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
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Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan faces Youcheng Park and connects directly to the waterfront promenade, placing it squarely within the city’s fast-evolving riverfront.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Despite their buzzy location, these one-bedroom and two-bedroom standalone suites feel separate and distinct, each offering its own private plunge pool and oceanfront or tropical garden views.— Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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The five-star oceanfront resort hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, is where the elite go to vacation, with four pools, six whirlpool spas, 10 restaurants, and a golf course on the 140 acres.— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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The montage features Louis playing on the beach, swinging a bat, and jumping into the ocean—a snapshot of carefree moments typical of a normal childhood.— Antonella Rossi, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026
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Some residents at the April 16 meeting posited that the Park District’s controversial donation pact with billionaire resident Justin Ishbia played a role in the dog beach designs.— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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The surrounding residential buildings are private homes, which keeps the beachfront from ever feeling overcrowded, even in high season.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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The actress, 38, married Nana-Yaw Asamoah, 43, on Saturday, April 18, at luxury beachfront resort Banyan Tree Mayakoba in Riviera Maya, Mexico.— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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The coastal shelf is an improvement on the shoreline data in several ways, according to the new study.— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Two men were found guilty Saturday night in the murder of a Highland Park man, who was beaten to death in a 2022 fight along the Lake Michigan shoreline.— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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The scenic seaside town was once a hub for members of France’s high society who preferred something more laid back than the glitzy Cote d’Azur in the east, and a casual atmosphere still persists here, thanks in part to the surf culture that has propagated over the years.— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
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Set along Grand Cayman's famed Seven Mile Beach, the Kimpton Seafire features 264 rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, and two seaside pools.— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Shorefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/shorefront. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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