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a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
the carpenter placed a shore underneath the sagging roof of the porch
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Recent Examples of shores
The Dalmore is a Highland distillery founded by Sir Alexander Matheson in 1839 on the scenic shores of the Cromarty Firth.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
For years, local conservationists, including the Lake County Audubon Society, have been making a concerted push to bolster the once abundant but now endangered piping plover population across the Great Lakes shores and North Atlantic coast.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
While the bash attracts thousands of rowdy revelers, this year's party saw a significant law enforcement presence up and down the shores after previous events led to numerous arrests.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Most famously, Brooke Shields and Tom Hanks washed up on its picture-perfect shores in The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Castaway (2000), respectively.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Try something local, such as the Lugana (an aromatic white wine produced on the shores of Lake Garda) or a full-bodied Amarone from nearby Valpolicella.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Amelia Island is home to 13 miles of sandy shores and 40 public beach access points, so there's no shortage of places to picnic, play, and put your toes in the water.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Fifty years later, another British monarch – King Charles, accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla – is returning to these shores to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Their shores have received merchants, soldiers and migrants moving between East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
For years, local conservationists, including the Lake County Audubon Society, have been making a concerted push to bolster the once abundant but now endangered piping plover population across the Great Lakes shores and North Atlantic coast.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
While the bash attracts thousands of rowdy revelers, this year's party saw a significant law enforcement presence up and down the shores after previous events led to numerous arrests.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Most famously, Brooke Shields and Tom Hanks washed up on its picture-perfect shores in The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Castaway (2000), respectively.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Try something local, such as the Lugana (an aromatic white wine produced on the shores of Lake Garda) or a full-bodied Amarone from nearby Valpolicella.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Amelia Island is home to 13 miles of sandy shores and 40 public beach access points, so there's no shortage of places to picnic, play, and put your toes in the water.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Fifty years later, another British monarch – King Charles, accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla – is returning to these shores to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Their shores have received merchants, soldiers and migrants moving between East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shores
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Downriver from the Shoshone Falls are the Pillar Falls, a low waterfall split by rock pillars.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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As their mutual competitiveness grows shockingly ugly, Niall learns to turn Ruben’s Samsonian strength and fury against him, knocking down the pillars of Ruben’s own life.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Baltimore’s defense received reinforcements both in the trenches and in the secondary.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The military site at Kapciamiestis covering some 14,600 hectares will allow battalion and brigade-size drills on the ground at a critical land link used by the alliance to send reinforcements to its eastern flank.—
Milda Seputyte,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Plans for the new government building are set to begin, with the laying of foundations scheduled for the end of 2026.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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This is a year of work and building to create solid foundations in your life.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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As a result, educators are leaving the profession, classrooms are overcrowded, and mental health counselors and other critical supports are disappearing.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Disney Scoop Guy posted a video to Instagram on Thursday, April 23 from the Anaheim theme park that shows an A-frame roof and vertical supports popping up above construction walls just east of Edelweiss Snacks.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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The two share mechanical underpinnings, including their powertrains and most fundamental off-road hardware.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Trump has alluded to the political underpinnings of the influx.—
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Three setbacks provide space for landscaped terraces, and at these floors, the structural columns slope inward, becoming tall buttresses that reintegrate into the latticework.—
Adam Williams
April 21,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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These visitors are presumed to have shorter stays centered around match days.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Chic stays, standout experiences, and must-try dining—designer Nicolas Yuthanan Chalmeau shares the spots to know.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.—
Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Mike Smith has the most Derby mounts of any jockey in the race's history with 28, followed closely by Velazquez with 26.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Shores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shores. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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