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Recent Examples of esplanade
The 19th-century sailing ship with authentic rigging was built in a parking lot outside their Toronto studio, with an ice esplanade to get up to it.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
French schools are on vacation and the esplanade in front of the museum’s famous pyramid is packed with tourists.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
Everyone can be seen on La Croisette, Cannes' famous seaside esplanade, whether sitting on the iconic free blue beach chairs or walking up and down its two kilometers.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
A little further down the beachfront sat an even older esplanade called Elder Lane Park.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
French schools are on vacation and the esplanade in front of the museum’s famous pyramid is packed with tourists.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
Everyone can be seen on La Croisette, Cannes' famous seaside esplanade, whether sitting on the iconic free blue beach chairs or walking up and down its two kilometers.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
A little further down the beachfront sat an even older esplanade called Elder Lane Park.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esplanade
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Commercial vessels increasingly have traveled through the Panama Canal carrying shipments that were rerouted or purchased from different countries to avoid the waterway off Iran’s coast.—
Alma Solis,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Historically, Biarritz—a small seaside hamlet on France’s southwestern coast—has closely competed with its eastern neighbors on the Med.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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Now, as spring has sprung on the Connecticut shoreline, yellow, red and white tulips tucked inside red, yellow and orange rain boots, along with gigantic orange and pink peonies, have sprouted in the 8-foot plate glass windows at Lily’s, 8 Post Office Square.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Just south of the beach at the Waukegan Harbor & Marina, Robbie Kutzler, the director of marketing and special events for the harbor, said a woman found two tires at the south end of the property near the shoreline.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Under Iran’s approval procedure for vessels wanting to transit the strait, ships must take a different route than before the war — to the north, near Iran’s coastline.—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Myrtle Beach’s resort area stretches along a full 60 miles of coastline and includes quieter spots like Surfside Beach, which is popular among families for its multiple beach access points and plenty of space to spread out.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to its position along Portugal's west coast, Lisbon offers incredible sunset views, which are best enjoyed from the miradouros around the city, riverside parks like Jardim do Rio, or out on the seaside at Cabo da Roca.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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The riverside land designated for Feather River Park covers a swath of floodplain, which takes on water when the river swells, and riverfront trails south of Marysville.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
22 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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The bridge comes as the streetcar extension to the riverfront, which could also open in May, continues construction.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
22 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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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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Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.—
Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin,
WSJ,
25 Mar. 2022
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Helping keep the dock from being damaged is that the water flows more slowly along the riverbank.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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With shovels in hand, volunteers helped plant native species designed to restore the riverbank and improve the surrounding ecosystem.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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