as in estuary
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
a fingerlike embayment of the Bay of Fundy a river embayment
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Recent Examples of embayment
While geographically separated, these coastal embayments are connected by a common biophysical trait that binds them together as the world searches for a way to address the growing climate crisis.
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Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
It's positioned on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, which provides an awe-worthy stretch of white-sand beach with virtually no crowds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The researchers decided to use the unexpected stop to map the krill and DMS concentrations in a shallow embayment on the island's north side.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
Researchers like Hughes have been raising concerns for nearly 50 years about the glaciers that flow into Pine Island Bay and the surrounding Amundsen Sea embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
It's positioned on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, which provides an awe-worthy stretch of white-sand beach with virtually no crowds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The researchers decided to use the unexpected stop to map the krill and DMS concentrations in a shallow embayment on the island's north side.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
Researchers like Hughes have been raising concerns for nearly 50 years about the glaciers that flow into Pine Island Bay and the surrounding Amundsen Sea embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embayment
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But from June to August, a third enter the Churchill River estuary to feed, mate and give birth.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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The body of her friend, fellow USF doctoral student Zamil Limon, was in another garbage bag found two days before that on a bridge over the bay.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The bay colt also won Florida's Fountain of Youth Stakes in February, where Chief Wallabee took second.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Guests preferring a gentler approach can swap hikes for Zodiac tours along the coast, a great way to spot rare birds and hidden coves.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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The rear bumper has a cleaner look, as does the front end, which has a simplified version of the previous split-lighting arrangement of daytime running lights above rectangular headlights nestled in coves that also house the intakes for the front-wheel air curtains.—
Stephen Edelstein,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Embayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embayment. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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